Your favorite bands & their best albums (1 Viewer)

[Kevin M]

Others..

Faith no More: Angel Dust.
A band that people love to make fun of and with fairly good reason (boy they suck live) but I think AD stands out.

RUSH: Hemispheres - Caress of Steel.
Yeah, pomp & circumstance...but good pomp & circumstance (I think I'm..I'm goin bald...).

Megadeth: Countdown to Extinction.

Supertramp: Crime of the Century - Breakfast in America.
I still think BIA was the perfect swan song for the 70's.

Van Halen: Fair Warning. Hey you remember when that girl was prom queen....oh wow..

The Who: Who's Next.

Living Colour: Stain.
Not exactly underrated but I still think it deserves more recognition.

Meat Puppets: Meat Puppets 2 - Forbidden Places

10cc: How Dare You - The Original Soundtrack - Deceptive Bends.
Cutesy bubblegum at times but still talented.

St. Vitus: St. Vitus - The Walking Dead - everything with "Wino".
Early 80's punk/morbid metal, Raw.

Vangelis: Aphrodite's Child (of course) - Spiral - See You Later - Heaven & Hell.

Trouble: Trouble - Manic Frustration - Plastic Green Head.

 

[AricB]

I saw faith no more live in like 97, when they were all white dress shirts with ties, they were actually very good. they had limp bizkit opening, now they suck.

I like their album of the year, disc.

I think I know someone from Trouble, do they have a guitarist named Eric?

 

[Tony Mirra]

Faith No More was one of the best bands I've ever seen live. The Angel Dust tour was sick.

 

[Eric Peterson]

Aric, That's another new spelling for my name that I've never seen before. Where did you see FNM at? I drove to Milwaukee. If I remember correctly, they didn't play Chicago on that tour. In fact, their last three times through Chicago were all on festivals.

 

[Kevin M]

Well all I can say is that I saw them three times in St. Louis in 89 (Epic), 91 (AD tour) & in 95 for King For A Day (all at The American Theater) and several times on TV over the years and every time the musical presentation was pretty good but Mike Patton's vocals were horrible, which was a shame as I think his vocals on the albums are quite good. Another thing to note was that their original guitarist Jim Martin IMO wasn't very good either, he pretty much hacked away at it but during their KFAD tour the new guitarist (Trey Spruance, of Mr. Bungle) was pretty damn good....I'm not sure if it was him on tour but the photos I've seen of him sure look like they guy they had.
BTW I hate to say this about Patton because, as you can tell from the number of times I have payed money to see them, I am a fan and I do think he has an interesting voice....just not on stage.

Regarding Trouble, they were a band out of Chicago and had an interesting career, they started out as a christian rock band but...had a falling out with the church it seems.
They were damn good and well worth looking into, on a side note I have always found it interesting that the main cords from Metallica's Enter Sandman (1991) were lifted almost directly from their song Psychotic Reaction from the (1989) self titled album Trouble.
HERE is their web site.

 

[AricB]

Eric, at the time I saw them in Phoenix while in college. I was there from summer of 96-98. I thought they were pretty good, and I've been to a ton of shows, and I thought they were fine, not amazing, but far from the worst act I've seen. Yeah, people are always mispelling my name, maybe they think I'm you? Funny I only live about a half hour from you....

Kevin, I dont think I've really listened to their stuff, but I know someone who is related to the guitarist I think? I've met him once or twice maybe.

 

[Zen Butler]

Sonic Youth- EVOL
Roots, the- Things Fall A Part
P.J Harvey- Rid of Me
Jefferson Airplane- Volunteers

 

[Paul Stanley]

Kiss - Unplugged

:star:

 

[Nick Sievers]

Portishead - Dummy
Aimee Mann - Lost in Space
Beatles, The - Abbey Road
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Grateful Dead - American Beauty
Led Zeppelin - IV
Lamb - Lamb
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Nirvana - In Utero
Radiohead - OK Computer
Rolling Stones, The - Let it Bleed
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Tom Waits - Alice
Tool - Aenima
White Stripes, The - Elephant
Who, The - Who's Next

 

[DaveDickey]

Led Zeppelin: In Through The Out Door.

Lynyrd Skynyrd: One More From The Road.

Lyle Lovett: The Road To Ensenada.

Chicago: Chicago II

Rolling Stones: Some Girls.

U2: Achtung Baby.

Joe Satriani: Surfing With The Alien.

Elton John: Captain Fantastic & BDC.

Derek & The Dominos: In Concert.

Stevie Ray Vaughn: Couldn't Stand The Weather.

...wow, that was fun!

 

[Kevin M]

...others,

Deep Purple: Machine Head. Yes, it is the one everyone mentions but nonetheless it is my favorite by them.

Rare Bird: As Your Mind Flies By - Born Again.

Alice Cooper: Killers - School's Out - Billion Dollar Babies.

Black Sabbath: Born Again - TYR. Born Again is the one many Sabbath afficionados dismiss but from the first time I heard it I was hooked.....Ian Gillan & Sabbath for christ's sake!

Led Zep: Zeppelin III. I just love the entire flow of this album, perfect.

Sweet: Desolation Boulevard - Level Headed.

Cheech & Chong: Big Bamboo....what can I say...it's funny.
"One lid or two lids...one lid or two lids....i..it's three lids!"

Badfinger: Day after Day live. Really good live performance, I once played it for some people and until they heard applause they didn't know it was a live performance.

edit to add stuff..and more stuff...

 

[Christ Reynolds]

i'll start out with the best---

the who - tommy
the who - quadrophenia

that townshend is quite the musician. those two get better with repeated listenings, i never noticed the patterns between all the tracks at first. and here is the rest. not as good, but still better than most, imo.

radiohead - ok computer
pearl jam - no code
the who - who's next
wendy carlos - a clockwork orange original score
wendy carlos - switched-on bach (and the rest of the box set)
dr. octagon - dr. octagonecologyst
snoop doggy dogg - doggystyle
karate - the bed is in the ocean
sunny day real estate - diary
pink floyd - dark side
liz story - escape of the circus ponies

CJ

 

[Jeremiah]

This is a good thread....

Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
Lynyrd Skynyrd - The Essientials(I know it's a greatest hits though)
The Doors - Morrisons Hotel
Pink Floyd - Animals
Led Zeppelin - II
Tool - Undertow
Derek And The Dominos - Layla....
Cream - Disralie Gears
CCR - Willy And The Poor Boys

 

[Jacob McCraw]

The Doors - The Doors
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Metallica - S&M
Guns n' Roses - Use Your Illusion 2
Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
Pantera - Reinventing the Steel
Down - 2
Slipknot - Vol. 3
Kid Rock - Kid Rock
Smashing Pumpkins - Adore
Black Label Society - The Blessed Hellride
Ozzy - Diary of a Madman
Dream Theater - Awake
Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP
Bob Dylan - Love and Theft
Opeth - Deliverance
Beck - Odelay
Black Crowes - Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
Steve Vai - Alive in an Ultra World
Ryan Adams - Gold
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's
Korn - Follow the Leader
Derek and the Dominos - Layla
Eric Clapton - Reptile
Luther Allison - Blue Streak

 

[Jacob McCraw]

The Doors - The Doors
Jay-Z - The Blueprint
Metallica - S&M
Guns n' Roses - Use Your Illusion 2
Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
Pantera - Reinventing the Steel
Down - 2
Slipknot - Vol. 3
Kid Rock - Kid Rock
Smashing Pumpkins - Adore
Black Label Society - The Blessed Hellride
Ozzy - Diary of a Madman
Dream Theater - Awake
Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP
Bob Dylan - Love and Theft
Opeth - Deliverance
Beck - Odelay
Black Crowes - Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
Steve Vai - Alive in an Ultra World
Ryan Adams - Gold
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's
Korn - Follow the Leader
Derek and the Dominos - Layla
Eric Clapton - Reptile
Luther Allison - Blue Streak

 

[Marvin]

Procol Harum - Shine on Brightly
Beatles - Rubber Soul
King Crimson - Red
Kinks - We are the Village Green Preservation Society
Jethro Tull - Benefit
Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
The Who - Who's Next
The Doors - first album
Grateful Dead - "Grateful Dead" (live 1971 2 LP set)
Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
Robin Trower - Twice Removed from Yesterday
Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
Poco - A Good Feelin' to Know
Peter Gabriel - first solo album
Zappa - Apostrophe
David Bowie - Scary Monsters

 

[Marvin]

Procol Harum - Shine on Brightly
Beatles - Rubber Soul
King Crimson - Red
Kinks - We are the Village Green Preservation Society
Jethro Tull - Benefit
Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
The Who - Who's Next
The Doors - first album
Grateful Dead - "Grateful Dead" (live 1971 2 LP set)
Traffic - John Barleycorn Must Die
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
Robin Trower - Twice Removed from Yesterday
Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
Poco - A Good Feelin' to Know
Peter Gabriel - first solo album
Zappa - Apostrophe
David Bowie - Scary Monsters

 

[Scott Weinberg]

The Beastie Boys - Paul's Botique
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
Led Zeppelin - 4
The Beatles - White Album
Peter Gabriel - So
Pink Floyd - Animals
Weird Al Yankovic - Dare to Be Stupid

 

[Jeff Pryor]

Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See

Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions - Bavarian Fruit Bread

 

[Jeff Pryor]

Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See

Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions - Bavarian Fruit Bread