Albums that are a must own (requires some actual effort)

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Originally posted by kristen

Hey boys, what are some awesome albums that you think other memebers here should know about? And this requires a little bit of effort on your part. Think before you post.

And here are albums I am currently spinning.

Mare - Mare EP - A Short 5 songs, but damn are they great songs. This is one of those albums where you have to listen to all the songs in a row or it just doesnt sound the same.

Regina Spektor - Soviet Kitsch - At first when you start to listen you think "oh, another Michelle Branch." but then once you do listen you feel like there should be a boxing match between Michelle Branch and Regina Spektor and Ms. Spektor would beat the living snot out of Michelle Branch.

Department Of Eagles - The Whitey On The Moon - Just listen. There are songs on their site and it's pretty damn good if I do say so for myself.

Okay, dont want to over whelm, but there are a few.

now what do you think is an album that is a must own?

must own albums would be classics . Led Zeppelin 4 .

ok ill give this a litle twis heres some great music not bery famus in usa but its good international music

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Originally posted by EvilJack

Mongolia is either a comic genius, or a complete retard.

thats the jack we all know and love (but not in a d00d sechs kind of way)

Uhhh... Pixies- Surfer Rosa. If you haven't heard it, fucking go get it.

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Originally posted by Bank

Uhhh... Pixies- Surfer Rosa. If you haven't heard it, fucking go get it.

agreed

Mastodon - Leviathan
Converge - Jane Doe
Descendants - Milo Goes to College
Sleep - Jerusalem
Today is the Day - In the Eyes of God

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Originally posted by bachiotomy

oo i like operation ivy

Rush - 2112
Cream - Fresh Cream
Eric Clapton - Slowhand
Van Halen - Van Halen
Allman Brothers - Live at the Fillmore East
Jethro Tull - Aqualung

sam the sham and the pharoahs---lil' red riding hood

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Originally posted by blackhat

Madrugada - the deep end

very good choice.
pearl jam - 10

"porcupine tree" or "opeth"... does not matter which album

oh yeah, "Iced Earth" and "Dream Theatre" for power metal. "Nile" and "Behemoth" for death metal.

Dredg - El Cielo or Leitmotif (both wicked, great production and songwriting and structure)
Michael Jackson - Thriller (He's a total whack job now...but if you're an artist that's an album to look up to and try to reach that level of greatness)
Tool - Lateralus (I could go on for a long time as to why this album is a must own, just go get it)
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon (Perfection)
Metallica - Ride The Lightning (that perfect balance between great songwriting and shreddin the shit out of the guitar)
Pantera - Great Southern TrendKill (The Reason Heavy Metal Shredding didnt die out after the 80's)
Nirvana - Nevermind(The opposite of the above album)
K-OS - Joyful Rebellion(WOW!!! modern day hip-hop doesn't have to suck...who knew?!?)
Refused - The Shape Of Punk to Come(it showed that you could have outstanding musicianship, great songwriting, top of the line production and engineering and still sound like the dirtiest, loudest most aggresive punk albums of all time)
Weird Al Yankovic - Bad Hair Day (Because it makes me laugh)

idlewild - warnings-promises. great album

Coldplay- X&Y - I liked the album..
another one of my faves- tool-Lateralus..but it has been mentioned

my list

must haves
john coltrane- the johnny hartman sessions
miles davis- birth of cool
tom waits- alice

punk
rancid- let's go
sid vicious- sid sings
the donnas- self titled

rock
cake- fashion nugget
cure - pornography
pink floyd- piper at the gates of dawn
rage against the machine- self titled
the doors- la woman

If you are into Metal, here are a few:
Fear Factory - Obsolete
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Sepultura - Roots
Slipknot - Self Titled
Lamb of God - Ashes of the Wake
Black Sabbath - Self Titled
Shadows Fall - The War Within
Mudvayne - The Ending of All things to Come

Let's open our minds... (5 in no particular order)

The Legendary Marvin Pontiac, Greatest Hits - which is strange since he only ever made 1 album. He was hit and killed by a bus in June 1977 after spending months in a mental institution. He was born in 1932, the son of an African father from Mali and a white Jewish mother from New Rochelle, New York. The father's original last name was Toure but he changed it to Pontiac when the family moved to Detroit, believing it to be a conventional American name. Buy the CD and learn the secret of Marvin Pontiac.

Tricky - Blowback. This Massive Attack co-founder has gone on to make his own brand of trip-hop music. Blowback is probably the best example of his work. Dark, brooding, and totally chilled.

Curve - Cuckoo. Although anything by Curve is good, Cuckoo is my current fav. Totaly ignored in the US, and now sadly defunct, this band brings soulful vocals to a techno beat. Think Eurythmics without the commercialization.

Bliss - Quiet Letters. A soundtrack to a movie you've never seen. You won't find more chilled-out music anywhere. The Danish/Swedish/African group has had very little output, but has contributed music for shows such as CSI. I had to order this one through Amazon.jp. Well worth the wait and shipping.

Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet. The quintessential hardcore rap album. The production and intelligence of this CD should be the gold standard by which today's rappers should be meaured.

There... I've said my peace.

Pnk Floyd - The dark side of the moon