What is your favourite album(s) of all time?

[Kaze01]

These are the albums that really hold a special place in my heart:

 

[Zerohour2k12]

My Dad usually buys the Greatest Hits stuff from the artists he likes back in the day but what stood out what stood out to me was Pink Floyd's The Wall.
Not really but I think he once had this one.

As for mine, nowadays I just download single songs and game osts.

 

[_Lorenzo_]

Flowers of Romance by Public Image Ltd.

FoR is by far the most experimental album by PiL — I love it too.

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GG was truly a kind of alien in the world of classical music. His interpretations were truly unique, and opinions weren’t always unanimous... But without a doubt, when it comes to the piano transcriptions of the harpsichord works by Bach senior, he was one of the most brilliant and inspired performers.

 

[jiyuuboyetsvi]

Holy FUCK Romantic Warrior mention?????? I love that album, I have it on Blu-Spec CD xD

 

[Roy U. OmOm]

VNV Nation, Electric sun

 

[jiyuuboyetsvi]

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VNV Nation, Electric sun

the videos u linked r broken. when u post youtube videos u gotta make sure that the "list" (playlist) part of the url isnt in there.

so for example. the first one looks like this within the media brackets:
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when it should look like this:
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tho also they might just not like being played on other websites TwT

 

[Roy U. OmOm]

the videos u linked r broken. when u post youtube videos u gotta make sure that the "list" (playlist) part of the url isnt in there.

Must be webrowser issue. It works quite fine on my end.

Spoiler

 

[X y b e r - S k u ll]

god i fucking love Untrue and Discovery

Only a guy like Burial could've had the idea to sample the opening song of MGS2 and lay chopped up Ray J vocals on top of it. Truly a visionary of our time.

 

[jiyuuboyetsvi]

Must be webrowser issue. It work quite fine on my end.

yah probably, the fork of firefox that i use likes to be quite picky most times xD
tho usually RGT doesnt let me post youtube links directly from playlists, maybe we got the playlist DLC finally LOL

also, thanks to @Octopus for the Damnation - Opeth recommendation cause now this is becoming one of my favourite albums of time. i'm gonna listen to more of y'alls recs today. i'm always in need of more music to listen to; it's good for helping expand my musical palette to draw from x3

 

[Sunnyside]

Ah nice! I also prefer the "album experience" over single songs. And this thread could not be more timely. I just finished a massive listening project where I attempted to narrow down my all time favorites. It took over a year and spanned ~200 albums, ending at 27. Only other rule was one album per group. I've already seen a handful of my picks in this thread so I'll just list a few others.

Cardiacs: The Seaside

The most important album of my personal musical journey. I spent my teenage years pretty much only listening to classic rock, 80's metal and 90's punk. I'd attempted a few more ecletic albums but always wrote them off as too weird. I randomly stumbled on Cardiacs in my first year of college, I don't even remember how. But it clicked instantly. I loved this. It kicked off a spiral into increasingly bizarre and obscure music that I still cannot sate to this day, over a decade later. And of course I went back and listened to all those other albums I wrote off. Wouldn't you know it, now I loved those too! The Seaside matured me musically. Give the song R.E.S. a listen for a good idea of what early Cardiacs were going for. It's phenomenal.

Deep Turtle: There's a Vomitsprinkler in my Liverriver

I love punk. This is the kind of album that bands of the genre should aspire to put out. The energy, the wonky time signatures, the insane technical chops of all three musicians. There's nothing else quite like it. On some songs these guys had the brilliant idea of fusing spanish-inspired melodies with the genre. It's awesome. I wish more stuff like that existed. And years later I realized this album has a blatantly obvious reference to Cardiacs as well, further cementing my opinion.

Hum: Downward is Heavenward

Something easier to listen to than the previous two. Here's the pinnacle of 90's altrock. It's spacey and shoegazey. The title track is downright beautiful. But what I love most about the album is the drums. They aren't particularly impressive technically but they perfectly drive the music. This is a comfort album for me.

Koenjihyakkei: Dhorimvishka

So the music this band plays is a lot to take in. They wear their love for Magma and zeuhl on their sleeves. You constantly jump from one idea to the next; the lead singer belts out opera in a made-up language; the rhythm section refuses to stick to a time signature for long. It's manic, it's jazzy, it's probably damn near impossible for anyone else to perform. They have other great albums but this one is considered their most accessible. And I think that gives it the staying power it needs to really hook you into repeated listens.

Unwound: Repetition

Abrasive and heavily dissonant. Despite this there's one hell of a groove throughout the album. Incredible work on both the drums and bass. And the guitarist throws out these riffs that sound like the musical manifestation of anxiety. In my opinion it's still a bit uncomfortable to listen to in parts. But I love that about the album.

 

[JackNoir413]

this one rn.

 

[Fray Guillermo]

Seems like it's my time to spam

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol_zIEGoT2c&list=PL5dpLCfNb-HiR5QBTf0jJzvvIpGgGjH9n
https://youtu.be/PlL8X3FsQFg?si=RF6ReOqAoXVPa7FX

 

[Jacko the Lantern]

On my friend group’s discord we had a little challenge where we had to make a list of our 9 favorite and most impactful albums.
I learned that my taste is eclectic as fuck.

 

[Yousef]

Late registration and LOOM.

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

All About Lily Chou-Chou Arabesque Original Soundtrack prod. by Takeshi Kobayashi

 

[bigstinkie]

I learned that my taste is eclectic as fuck.

i think taste is a perspective thing, in a way
for example, i recognise all but two of your records, so to me your taste is pretty in line with an entire world i know
i can take you to that world hops on magic carpet

 

[jiyuuboyetsvi]

okay, THE WEEKND ALBUM TIER LIST

i love all these albums (mostly)

S Tier:
House of Balloons/Thursday/Echos of Silence:
I can't stress enough how important these three mixtapes are to me, my life, and my singing. The atmosphere and mood of the vocals are so immaculate. I feel like drowning in these albums for the rest of my life (i will)

Now I'm gonna break down all three separately:
HoB:
House of Balloons is a bit strange to me. Two of the most popular songs on here, The Morning and Wicked Games are my least favourite tracks cause I tend to zone out during them. That said, every other song on here is an absolute total grimefest. High For This -> What You Need -> House of Balloons/Glass Table Girls has to be one of the craziest runs in a track listing ever. The Siouxsie and the Banshees Happy House sample on House of Balloons is absolutely GOLDEN and introduced me to Ms. Sioux. Later on, The Party and the After Party -> Coming Down is just as diabolical. The second half of the former is one of my favourite moments on this album. Coming Down is on a whole 'nother level. The vocal swells during the second verse hit me in the feels so hard. Also the Fate/Stay Night sample during the bridge is CRAZY. Hearing Saber call Shirou cowardly for running away is so thematically consistent for this album and that song in particular. Then having her sobs get chopped up into the beat, oh lord. Perfection.

Thursday:
This album gets too much hate. While I do think it might be the weakest of the three mixtapes.... you know what nevermind, I love this album. Yet again, the theming is so absolutely consistent and on point. The thru-point of the character "Lonely Star" only having Thursday alone with The Weeknd breaks my heart. It culminating during The Birds Pt. 2 with her sobbing saying "dont go, ill give you all my pills, just let me fall out of love with you first" fucks me up man. The aftermath afterwards on Gone really makes it hit home, with The Weeknd wandering the streets so fucked up off his meds, drowning himself to make him forget everything. Chef's kiss.

Echos of Silence:
This feels like more of a victory lap compared to the previous two mixtapes. In terms of songs, I think XO/The Host into Initiation is flawless. The vocal modulation on The Weeknd's voice to make him sound slower or faster to show the types of drugs he's mixing. Sheesh.

Dawn FM:
Perfect. The concept on this album is pulled off impeccably well. This is what I wished After Hours would have been like. The sequencing of Best Friends -> Is There Someone Else? -> Starry Eyes rivals that of the three song run on House of Balloons for me, it tastes so sweet. The back half of this album is gorgeous. This whole album makes me fly sky high man. Damn.

A Tier:
My Dear Melancholy, :
This was the first album (EP technically) that I actually had to wait for to come out. It came at a very special time of my life during a really bad break up. Very fitting seeing as how that's basically what this EP is all about too. The callbacks to his first three mixtapes during Call Out My Name specifically The Birds Pt.1 and 2 with the "let me fall out of love" line, sent chills down my spine the first time I listened to this song in the passenger side of my mom's car on the way to therapy haha

Hurry Up Tomorrow:
Amazing finale of an album. It carries out the full trilogy concept started in After Hours really well. I also especially love how the final track Hurry Up Tomorrow ends on the same synth wave as the beginning of High For This, the first track on House of Balloons.
There's another song on here that I love to bits, that being Given Up On Me. I love this track so much. About halfway into the song it floats down into a really gentle piano moment. It reminds me of a dream I had when I was high on percs after a surgery in 2019. It was a SUPER vivid dream. I was in a small dimly lit cozy cafe in NYC plucking away on a midi keyboard on my laptop making a piano tune. All a sudden, I heard someone behind me say "Hey that's really nice, mind if I sing over it?", to which i replied sure without turning around. The guy started singing and i remember whipping my head round instantly to see The Weeknd XD I s2g Given Up On Me was the song we were playing together.
Perc dreams are weird man xD
This album is the PERFECT send off to The Weeknd as a character. I love it. Also the movie that went along with it was VERY impressionable to me. What an amazing album cycle. I couldn't have asked for anything more perfect <3

B Tier:
Starboy: This album had the single I Feel It Coming on it featuring Daft Punk. This was the single that actively got me to become a fan of The Weeknd. I remember listening to it while stuck in LA traffic in the back of an Uber in the middle of the summer under an underpass. It was muggy as fuck, but the lighting was perfect. Nice and hazy. There's a lot of banger songs on here, though not much of a concept. It's still awesome.

C Tier:
Beauty Behind the Madness:
This ones okay :D

After Hours:
Crazy opinion coming. I kinda actually hate this album. The pacing sucks and the songs are not my speed. I know this is the beginning of the last trilogy but... yeah I just can't. It feels way too corporate. I hate it. Blinding Lights can eat my ass. I think the reason I hate this song is because I'm jealous that it got big. I feel like I coulda easily made something like this. It's so simple. ANYWAY, I digress.

D Tier:
Kissland:
A valiant effort from Mr. Weeknd. This was his first LP after being signed. And... I have no clue wtf he was thinking. I think maybe it was the nerves. The song writing here is not good, and the story telling isn't as dialed in. There are some really good ideas, but they needed more time to cook. Specifically Love In The Sky and Wanderlust are the standouts here.

THANK YOU FOR READING MY AUSITIC INFODUMP
I LOVE U ALL <3

 

[NatalieZaki]

i just quickly threw together my go to list here ya go colon three

 

[DOOP169]

Impossible task, I almost had a stroke trying to narrow it down a little.

 

[jiyuuboyetsvi]

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Impossible task, I almost had a stroke trying to narrow it down a little.

Evil empire is so fucking based, that's my favourite RATM album. The drums r insane.

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i just quickly threw together my go to list here ya go colon three

Great list, I actually own the Vinyl for "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", and the original DVD-ROMs for Deathconciousness that came with the 70 page novella that the singer wrote. I really want the CD for Flood, fuckkkk. I think that eventually when I go back to Japan, I'll pick up some CDs for Boris and Aoba Ichiko. I have 0 by Aoba Ichiko on Vinyl but not CD TwT

 

[Bonkers225]

The Beatles: Rubber Soul, Revolver, Magical Mystery Tour, White Album, Abby Road, and Let it Be

Michael Jackson: Off the Wall, Bad, Dangerous, and Invincible

Pink Floyd: Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd, and Darkside of the Moon

Soundtrack for Dumb and Dumber

Shiina Ringo: Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana

Malice Mizer: Merveilles, and Bara no Seidou

Dir en Grey - GAUZE

Kid Rock - Devil without a Cause

Dragon Ash - Viva la Revoluition

Biggie - Ready to Die

I'll just stop here for now.

 

[CardcaptorEd2019]

Slowdive- Souvlaki
King Gizz- I'm in Your Mind Fuzz
Depeche Mode- Violator
Men I Trust- Oncle Jazz
Mass of the Fermenting Dregs- World is Yours(does an EP count)
Radiohead- My Iron Lung(Another EP)
The Beatles- Magical Mystery Tour

These albums are special to me and at least to me, I believe they don't have any bad songs. I have listened to and have enjoyed the whole discography of all these artists(Depeche Mode is the only one that I've only listened to 2 of their albums: Violator and Playing the Angel)

 

[jiyuuboyetsvi]

Mass of the Fermenting Dregs- World is Yours(does an EP count)

FUCK YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Aoi Koi Daidaiiro No Hi is my favourite song off of that EP

 

[diet_orange]

-Yaz/Yazoo- Upstairs At Eric's
-Nitzer Ebb- Belief
-Nine Inch Nails- Pretty Hate Machine
-Klf- The White Room
-Cake- Comfort Eagle
-Enigma- 1990 AD
-Deep Forest- Deep Forest
-Def Leppard- Pyromania
-The Prodigy- Music For The Jilted Generation and Fat Of The Land
-Manufacture- Terrorvision
-Hiroshima- Go
-Talking Heads- Remain In Light