Which albums still seem "fresh" to you?

Pet_Sounds · 09-19-2014, 05:57 PM

You know that feeling when you listen to an album for the first time? The uncertainty of where the music is going next, the surprise at a key change, the chills when the drums come in…. Which albums, if any, retain that feeling no matter how many times you've heard them? The only ones I can think of from my limited exploration of music are Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, the Eagles' Hotel California, and Brian Wilson's version of SMiLE.

**Frownland** · 09-19-2014, 06:02 PM

Ornette Coleman's "Shape of Jazz to Come," Mr. Bungle's s/t, This Heat's discography, Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band's "Trout Mask Replica," and Fifty Foot Hose's "Cauldron" come to mind.

Thelonious Monkey · 09-19-2014, 06:07 PM

The only album that feels fresh for me every time is Leviathan by Mastodon.

Mainly because it is a concept album and they seem to encourage multiple listens.

It tells the Moby-Dick story and it does it very well.

Norg · 09-20-2014, 12:38 AM

snoop dogg-Bad 4 me still smells like purple weed and candy

DwnWthVwls · 09-22-2014, 08:08 PM

Florence and the Machine - Lungs
Sage Francis - Human the Death Dance/A Healthy Distrust
Wu-tang Clan - 36 Chambers

These 4 albums come to mind. I've listened to each 50+ times and they just never get old.

Key · 09-23-2014, 01:11 AM

pg.lost - Key
Elliott Smith - XO
Reinxeed - 1912
Avenged Sevenfold - Hail To The King
Tool - 10,000 Days

Those few come to mind because whenever I listen to them, it's honestly like the first time I heard them.

misspoptart · 09-23-2014, 07:01 AM

Origa - Era of Queens. Never gets old.

**Janszoon** · 09-24-2014, 12:25 AM

All albums get overly familiar if I've listened to them too many times. The only things that truly still sound fresh to me are things I haven't been listening to for very long. That's not a flaw in the album, it's the way it is with things. To use the examples of Dark Side of the Moon and Hotel California from the OP: I've been listening to both those albums for about a third of a century. How can anything remain fresh that long?

grindy · 10-17-2014, 12:16 AM

Several albums by Can.
I also second Frownland's mention of This Heat.

CoNtrivedNiHilism · 10-17-2014, 12:37 AM

Fresh is how a lot of people describe albums they feel are timeless, or just that good. But I think fresh is the wrong term to use, but that's just me. In my mind, there a just albums that I can revisit over and over, yet the charm or quality of those albums still stand out to me. Good luck finding a lot of music these days that can do that for you. Bunch of morons getting record deals anymore...

Give me hash over my list, I don't give a hoot. I like what I like.

Bush - any of their albums, I still say you've got them all wrong Urban
Simon Says - Shut Your Breath (a little nu-metal for you all, because good nu-metal exists...)
Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance (In The White is a beautifully composed song), also their Viva Emptiness album...
Incubus - Make Yourself
Filter - Short Bus
Deftones - White Pony
Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
A Perfect Circle -Mer De Noms
Karnivool - Sound Awake
Tool - Aenima, Lateralus

I need to go look through my music library for more...

09-19-2014, 05:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,489	Which albums still seem "fresh" to you? You know that feeling when you listen to an album for the first time? The uncertainty of where the music is going next, the surprise at a key change, the chills when the drums come in…. Which albums, if any, retain that feeling no matter how many times you've heard them? The only ones I can think of from my limited exploration of music are Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, the Eagles' Hotel California, and Brian Wilson's version of SMiLE. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease

09-19-2014, 06:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Ornette Coleman's "Shape of Jazz to Come," Mr. Bungle's s/t, This Heat's discography, Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band's "Trout Mask Replica," and Fifty Foot Hose's "Cauldron" come to mind. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

09-24-2014, 12:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	All albums get overly familiar if I've listened to them too many times. The only things that truly still sound fresh to me are things I haven't been listening to for very long. That's not a flaw in the album, it's the way it is with things. To use the examples of Dark Side of the Moon and Hotel California from the OP: I've been listening to both those albums for about a third of a century. How can anything remain fresh that long? __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

09-19-2014, 06:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Thelonious Monkey Caesar is home. Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 876	The only album that feels fresh for me every time is Leviathan by Mastodon. Mainly because it is a concept album and they seem to encourage multiple listens. It tells the Moby-Dick story and it does it very well.

09-20-2014, 12:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
Norg Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,344	snoop dogg-Bad 4 me still smells like purple weed and candy

09-23-2014, 01:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	pg.lost - Key Elliott Smith - XO Reinxeed - 1912 Avenged Sevenfold - Hail To The King Tool - 10,000 Days Those few come to mind because whenever I listen to them, it's honestly like the first time I heard them.

09-23-2014, 07:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
misspoptart gimme gimme Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: istanbul Posts: 897	Origa - Era of Queens. Never gets old.

10-17-2014, 12:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Several albums by Can. I also second Frownland's mention of This Heat.

10-17-2014, 12:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
CoNtrivedNiHilism Because I Am, I Can! Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 1,128	Fresh is how a lot of people describe albums they feel are timeless, or just that good. But I think fresh is the wrong term to use, but that's just me. In my mind, there a just albums that I can revisit over and over, yet the charm or quality of those albums still stand out to me. Good luck finding a lot of music these days that can do that for you. Bunch of morons getting record deals anymore... Give me hash over my list, I don't give a hoot. I like what I like. Bush - any of their albums, I still say you've got them all wrong Urban Simon Says - Shut Your Breath (a little nu-metal for you all, because good nu-metal exists...) Katatonia - The Great Cold Distance (In The White is a beautifully composed song), also their Viva Emptiness album... Incubus - Make Yourself Filter - Short Bus Deftones - White Pony Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile A Perfect Circle -Mer De Noms Karnivool - Sound Awake Tool - Aenima, Lateralus I need to go look through my music library for more...