Hi guys, On the way home I was listening to my iPod and began to wonder, as I often do.. what would you say are the best albums in your music collection? Which are your favourites, and which deserve honorable mentioned? Which did you used to love, but no longer listen to? I guess I'll start with some of mine. Favourites - Kasabian- Kasabian. Beautifully crafted, an essential album. Their new albums are stodgy and stale, and they are jumped up pricks. Robbie Williams -Escapology A fine album, close to going in the 'used to love pile', but its still very listenable to me. Manic Street Preachers - Holy Bible Truly sublime with every song having a different tone and style. Very mood and downbeat, thought provoking. Mr Bungle - Mr Bungle Best described as random freaky circus rock music. Patton's voice is amazing and I just adore how the songs will twist and turn from being moody to chirpy, to thrashy, all in the space of under a minute or so. Everyone needs to have a listen! System of a Down - System of a Down -Their first album reeks of passion, with a raw, rough sound. Amazing stuff that still sounds fresh today. Snake River Conspiracy - Sonic Jihad - An amazing female voice on a rollercoaster of different style sounds, really worth a listen and it still makes me tingle. Coldplay- Rush of Blood to the Head Amazing through and through, with epic melodies, finely crafted tunes and a true passion that really shines through. Beautiful. Electric Soft Parade -Holes in the Wall My first favourite album. Indie music done right, with every track offering a different sound. Even the ballads are fantastic. A pinnacle. Ladyhawke - LadyhawkeSimply great music, again, with every track being different. For a modern band, the sound is so very different and upbeat; really enjoyable, everyone should have a listen. Mindless Self Indulgence Hard to choose between Frankenstein Girls or You'll rebel to anythnig. in your face, loud, energetic, punky stuff; really unmatched. Like marmite, some hate it, some love it. Rabbit Junk -Rabbit Junk - Unrelented, shrieking, digital hardcore. Fucking amazing Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral -Need I say more? Used to love- Garbage. Any of their albums. Still do have a special place in my heart, but I tend to skip past them now. Oasis - Particulary Morning Glory and Standing on the Shoulders. I tend to skip past this style of music now. System of a Down - Mezmerize- The album that got me into NuMetal.. I forced myself to listen to it, and suddenly it 'clicked'. Sounds a bit too 'poppy' to me now but still great. Static X - Shadow Zone Very angsty, but past it now. FischerSpooner - Odysey - Funky electro synthpop. Used to dig it, but bores me somewhat now. Linkin Park - Meteora I think I've grown out of this. But its amazingly produced and very special to me as a great example of me loving a genre that I really never gave a chance. The Offspring - My stepping stone to pop rock, thanks to Crazy Taxi. Ohgr - Welt Great electronic upbeat music with a shrill sound, but can't really stomach it much any more =( Hadouken - Music for an accelerated culture I had about a month of listening to noting but this, but I think it is very much music that represented a certain time of my life (clubbing a lot!) Doves - Some Cities - Still enjoy but wouldn't say it is essential. Depends on my mood. Honorable- Korn - The Untouchables - Amazing stuff, angsty, but very well crafted and a classic in my opinion. Can't get into their other albums! She Wants Revenge - She Wants Revenge - The monotonuse voice can grate, but I love the 'darkwave' sound. Not fresh enough to be a favourite though. Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters - Great funky stuff. Harmless but enjoyable Black Eyed Peas - Elephunk Great fun with none of the annoying bullshit of their previous album. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles Chiptune-esque. Some songs are brash and boring but there are some standouts that more than make up for it. Birthday Massacre -Violet Very Unique. Good Charlotte - The Young and the Hopeless Standout in the genre. Used to have it on in my car all the time at the end of uni last year. Ladytron I love Ladytron but their albums have too many 'lulls'. Witching Hour is their best. If they combined the standouts from each of their albums into one, you'd have a killer album. Rammstein - I love all rammstein, so I can't choose one album. The Prodigy - Again, I can't choose just one album. Going to see them in July. Boards of Canada Queens of the Stone Age Wow, the list turned out longer that I had anticipated! I have many phases and I love collecting music. I have missed out some artists I really enjoy but just don't, and didnt, regard as essential. What do you think of my choices? I'd love to read yours.
I don't have a huge collection, but from what I have I think that my favourite album is "The dark side of the Moon", I simply love it!
I have, on estimate, 250 CDs.. =) I have to admit, I have never listen to that album.. it's been on my 'to listen' list but I keep neglecting to get it.. Also, how does everyone 'enjoy' their music? My laptop has a USB soundcard hooked to my stereo, and I have a 16gb Nano with all my CDs ripped to 192k MP3. Nano won't hold it all, roll on when I can rip it all to 320k
Oh that's a hard one need to think a bit (and maybe sober up ). Nice to see Mr Bungle and Boards of Canada on your list
Can't put together more than a list now. I really like to discover stuff from regions I'm interested in and am open to all genres except Classic and Metal. General: Atesh K - Warriors of Waterfalls Bad Brains - Bad Brains Benga - Diary of an Afro Warrior Casino versus Japan - Go Hawaii, Whole Numbers Play the Basics Control Machete - Artilleria Pesada Presenta The Field - From Here We Go Sublime Kings of Convenience - Quiet is the new loud LTJ Bukem - Progression Sessions 7 (Live in Japan) Omul cu sobolani - Dansam Legati la Ochi... / quality Romanian guitar rock Pete and the Pirates - Little Death PeterLicht - Vierzehn Lieder The Prodigy - The Prodigy Experience Roots Manuva - Run Come Save Me / Bought it for "Witness", can't really get into the rest even after repeated listening Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun, Takk... Soul Captain Band - Jokaiselle Tulta / Reggae from Finland that I discovered through a friend years ago and still listen to every now and then Telefon Tel Aviv - Fahrenheit Fair Enough Texta - Gediegen... / "Nachtmensch" is a great song Van She - Van She EP Zoot Woman - Living in a Magazine Japanese: COBRA - O.K. Ride On / old-school punk-rock Crazy Ken Band - Gran Turismo / jazzy rock with brilliant fun (sometimes nonsensical) lyrics The Cro-Magnons - Cave Party / fun punk with stupid but fun lyrics Gagle - Bust the Facts / really good Japanese rap, "Practice and Tactix (Soljazzmix)" is one of my all-time favorites SA - Matchless Attack! / good, fast punk Shiina Ringo - Muzai Moratorium / not your standard fare of j-rock Sketch Show - Audio Sponge / "Turn Down Day" is a great song to chill after a day at work Utada Hikaru - Distance / very mainstream and dull J-Pop but "Parody" is a good song Yellow Magic Orchestra Chiptunes: Fighter X - Fighter X Lo-bat. nullsleep Used to listen to: Anja Garbarek - Smiling & Waving Björk David Holmes - this films crap lets slash the seats Depeche Mode - Playing the Angel Geschmeido - Same Same Green Day Gustav - Rettet die Wale Junior Senior Love Psychedelico - Love Psychedelic Orchestra Moneybrother - To Die Alone Panda Bear - Person Pitch Radiohead - OK Computer Die Sterne - Posen, Wo ist hier? Tricky Wir Sind Helden - Von hier an blind 2raumwohnung - in wirklich, kommt zusammen
As someone raised in a household of music lovers, it's natural that I have a large music collection, not to mention the fact I spent many years in different bands. Due to the nature of my current work, I find having something playing in the background helps with creativity and it's rare I just have an album on loop. I'm nowhere near achiving my goal yet, but one day I hope to have copied my entire collection onto a hard drive so that I can keep all the originals in our spare bedroom and stop it from spilling into the living room as it does presently. Since my other half is also a music fan, it's rare we have a quiet moment - even though our neighbours don't always appreciate the wide range of tastes we demonstrate between us!
I'm a huge fan of electronica (techno, trance, dance, rave etc) so it's mostly single tracks and remixes I digg. Here's some of my favorite tracks. The absolute classics in bold. *3 drives on a vinyl (Greece 2000) *4 Clubbers - Children (Future Breeze vs Krid P remix) *Avancada - Go! (all versions) *Bloodhound Gang, the - Mope (Pet Shop boys remix) *Cheero-key - I'm a raver baby (Avancada remix / Topmodelz remix) *CluBBBastards - Shout! (Dick Nitty Trance mix) *DJ Steve L - Big Bad party (Avancada remix) *Emma Shapplin - Spente la Stelle (Yomanda remix) *Future Breeze - Smile (Marc et Claude Flashback mix / Van Bellen latenight mix) *Future Breeze - Heaven above (all versions) *Future Breeze - Cruel World (X-Pact remix) *Future Breeze - Fairytales of Darkness *Future Breeze - How much can you take (Radio edit) *Future Breeze - Why don't you dance with me? (all versions) *Future Breeze - Second Life (Club Mix) *Gitta - No more turning back (Yomanda remix) *Groove Armada - But I feel good (Murk Miami downtown mix) *HH2047 - Enjoy this trip (Future Breeze remix) *Junior Sanchez - Keep ya head 2gether (Rhythm Masters remix) *Kawala - Humanistic (all released versions are good) *Kadoc - The Nighttrain (D.O.N.S On board mix) *Lambda - New York (Future Breeze Remix) *Mario Piu - Communication (MAS mix) *Me & My - Fly High (RMB remix) *Moby - We're all made of Stars (Timo Maas mix) *Naïve - Looking 4 Happiness (Future Breeze remix / Pulsar crew remix) *NBG - Forerunner (Future Breeze remix) *NYCC - Fight for your right *O.C. project - Close your Eyes 2002 (Avancada remix) *OMD ft Sash! - Enola Gay (Sash! remix) *Paul Masterson presents Sushi - The Earthshaker *Pulser - Point of Impact (Mike Koglin remix) *Rocco - Everybody (Junkfood Junkies mix) *RMB - Reality (Voodoo & Serano remix) *RMB - Spring (Radio edit) *Royksopp - Sparks (Murk Downtown Miami mix) *Safri Duo - Baya Baya (Future Breeze remix) *Sash! - Adelante (Avancada remix) *Sash! - Encore une fois (Future Breeze remix) *Sash! - Just around the Hill (Doug Laurent 12' vocal mix) *Sash! ft TJ Davis - I believe (Marc et Claude remix) *Sash! - Ecuador (Klubbheads remix) *STORM - STORM *STORM - Time to burn (Mauro picotto club remix) *Sunbeam - One minute in Heaven (Future Breeze remix) *The Joker - Milky Way 2001 (RMB remix) *Timo Maas - Der Schieber (Rapid Eye remix) *Voodoo & Serano - Blood is Pumping (Future Breeze Remix) *X-Pact - Tribal Theatre Album wise; *Amélie - The soundtrack *Bentley Rhythm Ace - B.R.A. *Ecco CD - Official soundtrack *Future Breeze - Why? *Future Breeze - Second life *Kawala - Skill *RMB and friends - A tribute to RMB *Royksopp - Melody A.M. *Sash! - It's my life *SEGA Touring Car Championship - Official Soundtrack *Timo Maas - Music for the Maases 2
No order. - Pink Floyd (The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Meddle, Ummagumma) - Yellow Magic Orchestra (several) - Maki Asakawa (Maki I, II, III, the "DARKNESS" compilations) - DQN Electronics - Depeche Mode (Black Celebration, Violator, Some Great Reward) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Fever to Tell) - Chicks on Speed (99cent) - The Golden Cups (Complete CD, what an awesome compilation of clover songs) - Jun Togawa (Twin Very Best Collection) - The Cure (Standing on the Beach - The Singles) - Siouxsie & the Banshees (The Singles) - AC/DC (everything until 1990, but I can't listen to them regularly) - Rammstein (although the lyrics can be quite silly sometimes, but the sound is great) - Air - The Blue Hearts - Parliament Funkadelic (Maggot Brain) - Steel Pulse (Handsworth Revolution) - Squarepusher - The Future Sound of... (London) - Tangerine Dream (Exit, Phaedra) - Wu-Tang Clan (Enter the WTC) - Prefuse 73 (Extinguished Outtakes) @tatsujin Pink Floyd FTW.
Segafreak, some awesome choices, especially the Emma Shaplin Yomanda remix. I always think one of the lines sounds like 'don't cry for chipsticks', lol. Also, Timo Maas' remix of 'We Are All Made Of Stars' is claaaaass. Some great choices ave. I've never heard of Tangerine Dream but it sounds really cool.
Aphex Twin/AFX/etc etc Squarepusher Portishead LIARS Animal Collective A Silver Mt Zion (etc)/Godspeed You Black Emperor/Black Ox Orkestar/etc Bon Iver Boards of Canada Autechre Brian Eno Datach'i Converge Mr Bungle/Fantomas/Tomahawk other John Zorn related projects Genghis Tron Gorillaz Grizzly Bear Isis Kylesa Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age Loscil Low M83 My Disco Shellac Pig Destroyer Paul Simon Patrick Watson Radiohead RATM Ratatat Roger O'Donnell Sufjan Stevens Tambersauro The Locust The Robot Ate Me/Ryland Bouchard TV on the Radio __ Anyways.
Skinny Puppy - VIVIsectVI Gridlock - Formless Synapscape - Now Prometheus Burning - Beyond Repair Oh and a great song: Run Level Zero - Shadows Merging from Symbols of Submission yum.
That one was their worst, imho. Although Goneja is a great song and some of it is pretty interesting. It's an acquired taste, honestly. When I first heard them about 5-6 years ago, I didn't "get it" and it sounded like noise to me. I got into TGWOTR and from there branched out... now they're my favorite band. Try listening to "Singles Collect", it's a great way to get a glimpse of many of their most famous songs. Industrial is the majority of what I listen to, though.
Yeah, from reading around I did gather that TGWOTR was very different and seemed to leave a lot of people wanting the 'old' Skinny Puppy. I did have a phase of listening to that album on repeat.. and it directed me towards the rather lovely Ohgr. I really used to like industrial but I kind of find myself leaving it behind, mainly because it was hard to find anything else to like...! Although, with the advent of Spotify, I can now explore music more easily.. I think I'll have a listen to some old Skinny Puppy and see if I can rekindle an interest! What are you favourite industrial artists (aside from what you already said) =)?
No order. Several genres. Mostly Metal. Fell free to look my profile at last.fm http://www.last.fm/user/sonik_br ;-) Annihilator (Alice In Hell) Avantasia (The Metal Opera II) Blind Guardian (Tokyo Tales) Helloween (Walls of Jericho, Keeper of the Seven Keys I & II) Gamma Ray (Land Of The Free I & II) Edguy (Kingdom Of Madness, Mandrake) Ayreon (Into the Electric Castle) Bjorn Lynne (Beneath Another Sky) Tierra Santa (Sangre de Reyes) Roger Taylor (Strange Frontier) Place Vendome (Place Vendome) The Clash (From Here to Eternity - Live) Dio (We Rock - Greatest Hits) Stratovarius (Visions) The Cruxshadows (The Mystery of the Whisper) Mike Oldfield (The Best of Mike Oldfield - Elements) Siouxsie and the Banshees (Superstition) Soulspell (A Legacy of Honor) Switchblade Symphony (Sweet Little Witches - Live) Van Canto (A Storm to Come) Yngwie Malmsteen (Rising Force) King Diamond (Fatal Portrait)
