Old Dominion Monarch 06 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 John Coltrane - Giant Steps The Doors - Strange Days Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame Hum - You'd Prefer An Astronaut Sunny Day Real Estate- How it Feels To Be Something On Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works I & II Devo - Are We Not Men? DJ Shadow - Endtroducing Miles Davis - ****es Brew The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuriousD Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Fragile - YES Fireball - Deep Purple Tarkus - ELP In Search of Space - Hawkwind Moving Waves - Focus Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd Kings of Oblivion - Pink Fairies Vimana - Nova One of a Kind - Bruford Texas Flood - SRV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkabong82 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 seems like the list would be the same as a top 10 favorite list. so many have been mentioned already, but one I would include that I haven't seen mentioned is Nirvana's Live album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuriousD Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 seems like the list would be the same as a top 10 favorite list. For me, not really. Most on my list come from 1972 or thereabouts when I was 15 and helped form my musical identity. They are a part of me and I guess and if I heard them again for the first time... I would be 15 again. Oh to be young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander PK Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 Right on to those that have mentioned Rainbow - Rising. Classic album, hugely influential, and still stands up. "A light in the Black" and "Stargazer" are outstanding metal tracks. I would also mention Led Zeppelin - II Bon Jovi - Slippery when Wet (Don't laugh, the album rocks and just because a lot of girls liked it doesn't change that ) I mentioned Appetite for Destruction in my first post. Of all of them, that album probably blew me away the most. At that time, there was so much glam stuff going on. Thrash Metal was on the rise, and in the middle was this album that just rocked from the beginning to the end. Even hardcore metal guys had to give them props. So much attitude and energy. Every single track is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkabong82 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 For me, not really. Most on my list come from 1972 or thereabouts when I was 15 and helped form my musical identity. They are a part of me and I guess and if I heard them again for the first time... I would be 15 again. Oh to be young. see now I understand that, but for me most, if not all, of the albums I wish I could hear again for the first time are ones also which were a part of my musical formative years, so they are endeared to me and thus amongst my top favorites. The only albums I can think of that I'd want to hear again for the first time are my absolute favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 House of the Holy-Led Zeppelin ---------- Post added April-7th-2011 at 10:33 PM ---------- what about Electric Ladyland? A revelation to me. 1983 might be the best song Hendrix wrote... and nobody's ever heard of it Great song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I think that's what you meant. Plush was the single. Yes, Core. Thank you. First time i heard this album was epic. I still love this album to death. Very hard riffs, and cadences that were great during workouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 To be honest, there is no album I want to hear for the first time. Unless it is an absolutely new release - like The 59 Sound by The Gaslight Anthem, I get ridiculously pissed when I hear an incredible album for the first time and realize that the thing is 20 years old. I didn't discover the Mats until they were practically broken up. I could have been listening to them for years - and at points in my life when I really needed them. Instead, I was buying Richard Marx cassettes or something. As I said, it's rare for an album to blow me away the first time. I generally need to ease my way into them. It took me 15 years to realize that Tunnel of Love was my favorite Springsteen album. The two I mentioned where absolute love at first listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gortiz Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Blood on the Tracks ... Dylan. so, so, so, solid. Dylan's lyrics can be real mysterious and surreal, but on this album he totally strips/dumbs down his lyrics and the music is so great. i remember being so entranced when i first heard this work of art. every song is solid. So now I'm going back againI got to get her somehow All the people we used to know They're an illusion to me now Some are mathematicians Some are carpenter's wives Don't know how it all got started I don't what they're doing with their lives But me I'm still on the road Heading for another joint We always did feel the same We just saw it from a different point of view - Tangled up in Blue Backstage the girls were playin’ five-card stud by the stairsLily had two queens, she was hopin’ for a third to match her pair Outside the streets were fillin’ up, the window was open wide A gentle breeze was blowin’, you could feel it from inside Lily called another bet and drew up the Jack of Hearts - Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts ---------- Post added April-8th-2011 at 11:02 AM ---------- 4.) Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruction epic is the only way to describe this album ... good god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Who's Next In the Court of the Crimson King Layla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger waters Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 No one has said, Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd That plays start to finish everytime I go to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headexplode Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Pixies - Surfer Rosa and Doolittle Frank Black - Teenager of the Year Modest Mouse - Lonesome Crowded West Velvet Underground - S/T Fugazi- Red Medicine Minor Threat - Complete Discography Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables Soundgarden - Superunknown Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream Propagandhi - Less Talk, More Rock The Roots - Things Fall Apart Mos Def - Black on Both Sides John Coltrane - Ascension Counting Crows - August and Everything After I totally forgot to add Radiohead's OK Computer, another album that challenged my conceptions of what music could sound like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Fugazi- Red MedicineMinor Threat - Complete Discography Complete Discography was an anthem in HS. I wore it out. With time though, and kind of talking about what was discussed earlier in the thread, I've decided that Steady Diet of Nothing is my favorite Fugazi album. When it came out I was kind of lukewarm on the whole thing (13 Songs and Repeater were at the top of my playlist), but it steadily grew on me over the years. I think Nice New Outfit and Runaway Return are just incredible. And I've seen Fugazi do a live version of Reclamation twice and both times it was the most powerful live musical performance I've ever seen. I remember hearing 13 Songs (actually, 7 songs on vinyl) for the first time and I was instantly floored. But with time, I'm convinced Steady Diet is their greatest album. I think it's the great albums that you don't like instantly Counting Crows - August and Everything After Probably one of my all time favorite albums. Just outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 [August and Everthing After]Probably one of my all time favorite albums. Just outstanding. Agree.Though their best SONG that fits into "Hear for the First Time" category might be Mrs. Potter's Lullaby, off a different album of theirs. That was one of those songs that, the very first time I heard it I got goose bumps on my arms when the coda came around. Another first-time-I-heard-it SONG was "Walk Like an Egyptian." I heard first it cranked up full blast at a U. of Md. bar and I thought it was the wildest, funnest bar song I ever heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I've been thinking about this since I saw it pop up on the board, and I can't really narrow it down, but I'll try Mostly this will be old stuff, because frankly, i haven't bought an entire album in so long I don't remember when I heard what I liked on it. (I think the last CD I actually paid for when it was new was U2 All You Can't Leave Behind) In no order of preference: Talking Heads - Remain in Light The Who - Tommy Clash- The Clash U2- War Lou Reed- Rock and roll Animal led Zeppelin III Aerosmith - Rocks (still knocks me out every time.) Ramones - Rocket to Russia Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed There's a lot more, I'm sure ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassSkinsFan Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 In the Court of the Crimson King The title track is probably one of the most majestic rock songs ever. It blows me away every time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulSkin Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 For me and music, nothing will ever replace the excitement I used to get from getting vinyl LPs via mail order. I would be so geeked up when they arrived I’d open them immediately and promptly play them on my Sears turntable relentlessly. These are just a few that came to mind. Minor Threat: Out of Step Misfits: Walk Among Us Descendents: Milo Goes To College Adolescents: Adolescents Bad Brains: Bad Brains Black Flag: First Four Years Social Distortion: Mommie’s Little Monster Husker Du: Flip Your Wig and New Day Rising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Minor Threat: Out of Step Misfits: Walk Among Us Descendents: Milo Goes To College Adolescents: Adolescents Bad Brains: Bad Brains Black Flag: First Four Years Social Distortion: Mommie’s Little Monster Husker Du: Flip Your Wig and New Day Rising I think I remember where I was for almost all of them for the first time. Minor Threat may be the most under appreciated band of all time. I still get chills when I here them and pretty much every song too. They played one of their songs on Monday Night Football on TV a few years ago and it blew me away. Also, seeing HR perform last night was killer. He is so freaking mellow and smiles with joy the entire time. Cool dude too, asked me to hang for a while last night and wanted to crash on my couch, but I said I couldn't, because I had to go walk dogs for the shelter in the morning, so I was going to bed and he shook my hand and said thanks. I also realized last night that the Bad Brains and Dead Kennedys (and Descendants) were the most influential bands, because DK taught me to pay attention to politics and Bad Brains taught me love, at the angriest time in my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulSkin Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I think I remember where I was for almost all of them for the first time.Minor Threat may be the most under appreciated band of all time. I still get chills when I here them and pretty much every song too. They played one of their songs on Monday Night Football on TV a few years ago and it blew me away. Also, seeing HR perform last night was killer. He is so freaking mellow and smiles with joy the entire time. Cool dude too, asked me to hang for a while last night and wanted to crash on my couch, but I said I couldn't, because I had to go walk dogs for the shelter in the morning, so I was going to bed and he shook my hand and said thanks. I also realized last night that the Bad Brains and Dead Kennedys (and Descendants) were the most influential bands, because DK taught me to pay attention to politics and Bad Brains taught me love, at the angriest time in my life. Oh yeah, I guess I probably should have had In God We Trust, Inc. on my list. The big thing to me was if I could hear them again for the first time. That time in my life and the difficulty in finding the music made it all even better. Now that I'm getting to be an old fart and have had plenty of time to expand my horizons, I think that mostly everyone's favorites in this thread are great. On a side note, I wish that at some point in my youth, I didn't decide that cassette tapes were better to buy over vinyl. I have a gazillion cassette tape remnants sitting up in my attic that may or not play at this point. Maybe I'll go buy a cassette converter one day and see if I can salvage anything. Funny story about HR...he's been trying to crash on people's couches for damn near 30 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 The title track is probably one of the most majestic rock songs ever. It blows me away every time! I agree 100%. I would probably say that about most King Crimson songs though. One of my all time favorite bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headexplode Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Complete Discography was an anthem in HS. I wore it out. I first heard that album when I was twelve and my first reaction was "Holy ****, what the **** is going on?" I had never heard music like that before and it opened my mind to a whole new world of possibilities. I actually recently listened to it again (after a few drinks) and I felt like I could go out and lift a truck over my head. With time though, and kind of talking about what was discussed earlier in the thread, I've decided that Steady Diet of Nothing is my favorite Fugazi album. When it came out I was kind of lukewarm on the whole thing (13 Songs and Repeater were at the top of my playlist), but it steadily grew on me over the years. I think Nice New Outfit and Runaway Return are just incredible. Steady Diet is maybe the most underrated Fugazi album. I think it was the beginning of them making a transition to more mature, complex music, which some "purists" had a lot of trouble dealing with. Probably one of my all time favorite albums. Just outstanding. This is an absolutely beautiful album that affects me on so many different levels whenever I hear it. Agree.Though their best SONG that fits into "Hear for the First Time" category might be Mrs. Potter's Lullaby, off a different album of theirs. That was one of those songs that, the very first time I heard it I got goose bumps on my arms when the coda came around. Great call, Dan. That is one of their best songs. I believe it is on This Desert Life, which is a solid album, overall, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubstix Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Deftones-Around The Fur Deftones-White Pony Bush-Sixteen Stone Bush-Razorblade Suitcase Smashing Pumpkins-Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness Linkin Park-Hybrid Theory (Went downhill from their) Korn-Life Is Peachy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MassSkinsFan Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I agree 100%. I would probably say that about most King Crimson songs though. One of my all time favorite bands. You mean most early Crimson songs right? Somehow Larks' Tongues in Aspic (any of them), Three of a Perfect Pair or Discipline don't conjure up majestic feelings for me - they impress me and move me in a rockin' kind of way, but they don't transform my armchair into a throne if you know what i mean... I also forgot to include Skatalites Foundation Ska on my list. It's a fascinating time capsule of the birth of ska/rocksteady/reggae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I saw the Skatalites live a few summers ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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