Your favorite bands & their best albums (1 Viewer)

[Andrew Bunk]

A Perfect Circle-Mer De Noms
Braindance-Redemption
Conjure One-S/T
Crimson Glory-Transcendence
Deep Forest-Music Detected
Delerium-Karma
Dream Theater-Images & Words
Enigma-Screen Behind The Mirror
Faith No More-Angel Dust
Fates Warning-Parallels
Fear Factory-Demanufacture
Front Line Assembly-Implode
The Gathering-Mandylion
Peter Gabriel-So
Juno Reactor-Shango
KMFDM-Nihil
Marilyn Manson-Mechanical Animals
Megadeth-Rust In Peace
Metallica-Master Of Puppets
Nine Inch Nails-The Fragile
OSI-Office Of Strategic Influence
Pantera-Vulgar Display Of Power
Porcupine Tree-In Absentia
Queensryche-Operation:Mindcrime
Rammstein-Sehnsucht
Rush-Roll The Bones
Joe Satriani-Surfing With The Alien
Seal-S/T 1994 (2nd album)
Steve Vai-Passion And Warfare
White Zombie-Astro-Creep 2000
Type O Negative-October Rust
Yes-Union

EDIT-Wow I'm not the only one who picked Yes-Union-highly underrated Yes album....

 

[Bren_Chris]

Two mentions of Yes' UNION. Sort of a shocker...

 

[Andrew Bunk]

If I remember correctly, the bulk of Union was supposed to be the second Anderson/Bruford/Wakeman/Howe record, which was basically Yes minus Chris Squire. Most of the tunes on Union have Tony Levin on bass, and it's one of my favorite bass performances anywhere. Fragile and 90125 are close seconds for me, but Union is what I enjoy the most from them.

 

[Darryl]

I'm keeping my list kinda short so that it truly reflects my absolute favorite groups. Here goes:

• U2 - Unforgettable Fire
• Pink Floyd - The Final Cut (Really!)
• Metallica - Master of Puppets
• Queensryche - Rage for Order, Mindcrime, and Empire, all for different reasons
• Yes - Close to the Edge
• Indigo Girls - Swamp Ophelia
• Rush - Moving Pictures

 

[Darryl]

I was surprised by that too...it's a good album, but my personal preference puts at least 4 other Yes albums ahead of Union.

 

[Bren_Chris]

Re: Union ...I had high hopes for that when it came out, but the producer and supporting cast drowned the whole record for me. Nice little bits from Bruford and Levin, but most of Howe and Wakeman's parts were replaced by studio hacks. Rabin saved the day in a couple of pieces. I still think Miracle of Life is a great track. Anyway, I'm not much of a Yes fan anymore, but I do treasure the early stuff.

 

[Greg.G]

Pere Ubu - Dub Housing('78)
Captain Beefheart - Shiny Beast(Bat Chain Puller)('78)
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures('79)
The Clash - London Calling('79)
New Order - Movement('81)
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime('84)
Morphine - Cure for Pain('93)
Silver Jews - The Natural Bridge('96)
Radiohead - OK Computer('97)
Pavement - Brigten the Corners('97)
Nick Cave - No more shall we part('01)

 

[Andrew Bunk]

I'd never heard that before about studio musicians replacing Howe and Wakeman's aprts. I knoew that they cut a lot of what Wakeman was doing though. That's too bad...

 

[MikeMeehan]

Yes-Close to the Edge
Elvis Costello-My Aim is True
N.W.A-Niggaz4Life
Pink Floyd-Animals
Yes-The Yes Album
Led Zeppelin-II
The Who-Who's Next
Michael Jackson-Thriller(just kidding)!

 

[Yee-Ming]

Hey, I resent that! I'm not white, I'm yellow!

 

[Mike Broadman]

Ok, I'll give this a go.

First.. Union?! Wow.

Yes- Close to the Edge
John Coltrane- A Love Supreme (cliched, I know, but it's true)
Dream Theater- Metropolis 2: Scenes From a Memory
Queensryche- Operation Mindcrime
Charles Mingus- Blues & Roots
Horace Silver- Song For my Father
Miles Davis- Miles Smiles
Rush- Moving Pictures
Iron Maiden- Powerslave
Wilco- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Radiohead- OK Computer
Jethro Tull- Minstrel in the Gallery
Opeth- Blackwater Park
Porcupine Tree- In Absentia
Flower Kings- Unfold the Future
Spock's Beard- Kindness of Strangers
Judas Priest- Stanied Class
The Beatles- Revolver
The Allman Bros Band- Eat a Peach
The Black Crowes- Southern Harmony and the Musical Companion
Frank Zappa- Joe's Garage
Marillion- Anoraknophobia
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[Matthew-K]

Soundgarden-Superunknown
Weezer-Blue album
AC/DC-Back in Black
Stevie Ray Vaughan-Texas Flood
Dave Matthews Band-Live in Central Park
Guns n Roses-Appetite for Destruction
Alice in Chains-Jar of flies
Nirvana-Nevermind
Led Zeppelin-Pick one!?

 

[Darryl]

I know, I know. It's got a lot of the same appeal as The Wall but tighter, more focused. Not long ago I would have listed DSOTM, but I listened to the SACD so much I need a break from even reminding myself how much I like that album.

 

[DonaldB]

John Coltrane - Giant Steps
Bill Evans - Waltz for Debbie
Masada - Masada 9: Tet
Wire - Pink Flag
The Stooges - Fun House
The Kinks - Village Green Preservation Society
Can - Monster Movie
Mission of Burma - Vs.
Television - Marquee Moon
Patti Smith Group - Horses
Tall Dwarfs - Fork Songs
Pavement - Watery, Domestic
The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour
Public Image, Ltd. - Second Edition
The Breeders - Pod
Bettie Serveert - Palomine
Swell Maps - Jane From Occupied Europe
The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
REM - Reckoning
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
DQE - Jump On In
Unrest - Fuck Pussy Galore and All Her Friends

 

[ChrisDixon]

Interesting to see all the 70s albums on various lists. It just goes to prove that we may never have a decade like that again. I also noticed how much of my list is from England.

The Who: Quadrophenia
Porcupine Tree: Lightbulb Sun, In Absentia
echolyn: Suffocating the Bloom
Radiohead: OK Computer
The Pogues: If I Should Fall From Grace with God
Marillion: Afraid of Sunlight
The Police: Zenyatta Mondatta
Genesis: Foxtrot
Dream Theater: Scenes From a Memory
Nick Drake: Five Leaves Left
Yes: Close to the Edge
Flogging Molly: Drunken Lullabies
Jethro Tull: Songs From the Wood
REM: Automatic For the People
Peter Gabriel: Up
Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks
IQ: The Wake, Ever
Emerson Lake & Palmer: Brain Salad Surgury
Slade: Wall of Hits
Great Big Sea: Turn
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Steve Hackett: Voyage of the Acolyte, Darktown
Queen: A Night at the Opera
Kansas: Kansas
Opeth: Blackwater Park
Paul Simon: Graceland

Ok... must stop list before I'm here all day...

Chris

 

[David.G]

Howie Day-both albums
Evanesence- both albums( you probably only heard 1 but if you were stupid or committed you'd have paid the 120$ to get the first album when it first was on ebay, remember only 3000 or so)
Sarah Brightman-Eden
U2-Joshua Tree
Beastie Boys- Ill Communication
311-Transitor
POE-...crap forgot name, 2nd Album though
Collective Soul-Dosage
Rage Against the Machine-Evil Empire, Battle of Los Angelos
Faith No More and Stabbing Westward- not really albums but a couple songs,
Sarah Mclachlan-Afterglow, Side-B and other realities, Possession
Craig Armstrong-both available albums
Moulin Rouge Soundtrack
Smashing Pumpkins-Siamese Dreams
DMX-and then there was X
WuTang- 36 chambers( i think thats it)

 

[Michael Pineo]

Here's some that I could think of:

Angra - Rebirth (I was actually turned on to these guys by a thread on this forum a while back)
Cynic - Focus (Takes a little getting used to, but very interesting and these guys were great live)
Dave Matthews Band - Crash (There's just something about this album that really fits my mood sometimes)
Dream Theater - Scenes from a Memory (Their masterpiece IMHO)
Enya - Watermark (Just beautiful from beginning to end)
Fates Warning - Parallels (I know most people prefer Perfect Symmetry, but Parallels was my first exposure to Fates Warning so it has always been my favorite)
Helloween - Keeper of the 7 Keys Part 1 (This is one of the first CDs I ever bought and I still listen to it all the time)
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Jewel - Spirit (Beautiful voice, great songwriter)
King Diamond - Them (I'm a sucker for a good concept album)
King's X - Gretchen Goes to Nebraska (If I even hear the first notes of 'Out of the Silent Planet' I have to hear the whole album)
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell (Perfect album for commuting in Boston )
Queensryche - The Warning (Not their most polished album, but there is just something about this group of songs)
Rush - Hemishperes (That was a hard decision. Ask me tomorrow and I'll probably give you a different answer)
TNT - Tell No Tales
Triumph - Thunder Seven
Zebra - Zebra (Who's Behind the Door? Need I say more?)

Oh, I almost forgot...
Thanks Tony for that link to Killswitch Engage in your sig. I'm always looking for something new to listen to and I'm enjoying them. I think I'll be picking up this album soon

 

[Robert_eb]

Cocteau Twins- Head Over Heels
Cranes-Forever
Tom Waits-Closing Time
P.J. Harvey-Rid Of Me
Sonic Youth-Evol
The Doors-Morrison Hotel
Radiohead-The Bends/OK Computer
Siouxsie & the Banshees-Kaleidoscope
The Cure-Faith/Pornography
Joy Division-Closer
Pink Floyd-Dark Side Of The Moon
Pulp-This Is Hardcore
The Smiths-The Queen Is Dead
Spiritualized-Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
My Bloody Valentine-Loveless
Slowdive-Souvlaki/Pygmalion
The Jesus and Mary Chain-Psychocandy

 

[Kevin M]

Harry Nilsson: Nilsson Schmilsson. In fact it might just be my favorite album of all time.
Budgie: Budgie - Squawk - Bandolier. Not many know them in the US, those that do love them.
Pink Floyd: Animals.
Beatles: Revolver - Abbey Road.
Black Sabbath: Master of Reality - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Sabbotage.
Tangerine Dream: Rubycon - Stratosphere - Sorcerer - Force Majeure - Thief.
Alice in Chains: Jar of Flies - Alice in Chains.
Stone Temple Pilots: Purple.

Others....many many others...

 

[Mark Murphy]

I did a Rock list earlier in the thread so here's my Hip Hop list:

Run DMC-Run DMC
Eric B & Rakim- Follow the Leader
EpMd-Strictly Business
Kool G Rap-Wantedead or Alive
Main Source-Breaking Atoms
A Tribe Called Quest-Midnite Marauders
NWA-Straight Out of Compton
Nas-Illmatic
Notorious BIG-Ready to Die
Wu Tang Clan-Enter the 36 Chambers
Raekwon-Only Built for Cuban Linx
Mobb Deep-The Infamous
GangStarr-Step Into the Arena
Dr. Dre-The Chronic
Outkast-Southernplayalisticadillacmusik
Boogie Down Productions-By Any Means Necessary
Big Daddy Kane-Its a Big Daddy Thing
Eminem-The Slim Shady LP