favourite album of all time

Aqualung · 12-31-2005, 08:35 PM

Greatest Hits albums do not count!!

Mine is probably Van Halen - Balance. That entire album just hits something in me. All of the songs are superb. The funny thing is, I prefer Van Halen over VAn Hagar, but Balance (a VAn Hagar album) is my favourite.

Kameraad Pannekoek · 12-31-2005, 08:40 PM

I'm not sure, I really like "The Black Halo" by Kamelot, but I also really like the first Demons & Wizards CD and "Master of the Rings" by Helloween.

I'm really not sure which one to choose.

MusicMan · 12-31-2005, 10:24 PM

As the admin, I have special privileges like not having to narrow it down to 1 choice. If I didn't have this luxury I wouldn't be able to post in this thread. I hate to even list a top 5 in order because my opinions change. So my special "Favorite albums of all time in no particular order" list is as follows.

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
Radiohead - OK Computer Nirvana - Nevermind
The Beatles - White Album The Beatles - White Album
Nirvana - Nevermind Radiohead - OK Computer
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

I posted them like that so that absolutely no order can be assumed.

Aqualung · 01-01-2006, 12:59 AM

I almost chose the white album, but I decided not to...

Zephyr and MusicMan - Any reasons why you liek those albums?

Kameraad Pannekoek · 01-01-2006, 03:10 AM

I chose "The Black Halo" because it tells the second half of a pretty cool story and has all sorts of awesome music on it.

I chose "Demons & Wizards" because it is awesome. You take members from two awesome bands and lock them in the same room, and cool things happen.

I chose "Master of the Rings" because I consider it to be the funnest Helloween album around. Everything just seems so happy on it. I don't usually dance, but I make an exception for this.

retrorich · 01-01-2006, 01:51 PM

Van Morrison - "Moondance"

Van Morrison is difficult to describe. He doesn't have a great voice, but he has a unique and compelling singing style that includes a charming touch of insanity. His lyrics are poetic and mystical, and their meanings are often intriguingly obscure. If you are not familiar with Van Morrison, give him a listen. You will probably love him or hate him instantly. I love him. This CD often occupies a slot in my car CD changer.

MusicMan · 01-01-2006, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aqualung

I almost chose the white album, but I decided not to...

Zephyr and MusicMan - Any reasons why you liek those albums?

Here are my reasons.

OK Computer - is a lush soundscape of very different songs that cover the whole spectrum of music and themes. This was the first album I had ever heard that was really experimental but yet I loved everything about it. It's like they broke new ground and produced exactly what people had been waiting to hear for years. They essentially put out something that took music to a new place and was meant to satisfy their own creative curiousity, but as soon as it got released millions of people related to it too and it was an instant classic.

The Beatles' White Album is a masterpiece of writing and it would be impossible for me to say something about it that hasn't already been said a million times. It is a wonderful journey into the minds of Lennon and McCartney and produced some of the best songs ever recorded. It was ahead of its time and took music to a whole new level.

Dark Side of the Moon has spent over 1300+ weeks (25 years) on the best-selling album charts. (741 consecutive weeks from 1973-88 and many more now from 1991-today where it still remains). That achievement will never ever be matched. 40 million people who bought this album can't be wrong. It's the best chill album ever made, and the only album that syncs up with the Wizard of Oz

. Enough said.

The Soft Bulletin is simply amazing. It tells a great story and if you know the history of the band and its members, you see how heartbreakingly personal some of these songs are.

Nevermind by Nirvana was the dawning of a genre, a loud shout made in Seattle that was heard all across the world. It was a shout that said "We are sick and tired of hair bands, drag queen rock, and heavy metal ballads. It was the birth of a new type of music that flipped a finger at the world and apologized for nothing. To me it seemed like punk music with an introspective aspect.

CrazyJames · 01-03-2006, 07:12 PM

I'd have to say that my favorite albumn of all time would have to be

Dave Brubeck's Time out

The mastery of Dave on the piano playing in unique time signatures such as 9/8th (Blue Rondo a la turque) sends shivers up my spine everytime I hear it. The franticness of the 9/8th with Bruebeck at the keys, and then the melodic improvisation of Paul desmond transitioning the listening into an easier/more relaxed state before being launched back into the madness of a rondo in 9/8ths

12-12-123...

Damn... now where is my album.. I need some brubeck..

MusicMan · 01-03-2006, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrazyJames

I'd have to say that my favorite albumn of all time would have to be

Dave Brubeck's Time out

The mastery of Dave on the piano playing in unique time signatures such as 9/8th (Blue Rondo a la turque) sends shivers up my spine everytime I hear it. The franticness of the 9/8th with Bruebeck at the keys, and then the melodic improvisation of Paul desmond transitioning the listening into an easier/more relaxed state before being launched back into the madness of a rondo in 9/8ths

12-12-123...

Damn... now where is my album.. I need some brubeck..

I've never heard much or any of Brubeck, but I've always had a strange fascination with odd time signatures, especially piano pieces. One of my favorite odd-timed songs is "Pyramid Song" by Radiohead. It constantly alternates from 6/8 to 9/8. Here is a link that will show you what I'm talking about if you're not familiar with it already. It's a great song

Clickity Click!

CrazyJames · 01-03-2006, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MusicMan

I've never heard much or any of Brubeck, but I've always had a strange fascination with odd time signatures, especially piano pieces. One of my favorite odd-timed songs is "Pyramid Song" by Radiohead. It constantly alternates from 6/8 to 9/8. Here is a link that will show you what I'm talking about if you're not familiar with it already. It's a great song

Clickity Click!

Yeah I find that the use of the unique time signatures in Pyramid song seem to give it a haunting feel, and is actually one of my favorites from the Amnesia Albumn.

allecto · 01-05-2006, 11:48 AM

I"m probably going to have to go with Rush's 2112. I have literally looped that album 5 or 6 times without noticing

There is always something new to hear, and I just think it is one of the most wonderful rock and roll albums of all time. The only other album I think I've listened to as much is 'Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death' by Dead Kennedys. Not sure why I love that one so much, I just do.

Fowvay · 01-06-2006, 02:45 PM

My Favortie album of all time is not from my favorite genre of music. I am not even really sure why it is my favorite but for some very odd and strange reason it is... so there you have it.

Ministry - The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste.

My second favorite is .....

Rusted Root - When I Woke.

Niether of these reflect my true musical passions but I never seem to tire of them.

Aqualung · 01-06-2006, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fowvay

My Favortie album of all time is not from my favorite genre of music. I am not even really sure why it is my favorite but for some very odd and strange reason it is... so there you have it.

That happens to me a lot for some reason. In the OP I mentioned my favourite album is a "Van Hagar" album when I much prefer David Lee Roth, and Van Halen probably isn't even my favourite group.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fowvay

Ministry - The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste.

Ministry... There's two groups called ministry, as far as I can tell. One is an 80s industrial rock group that nobody has ever heard of, and one is a modern group that I don't know what kind of music they sing. Which is it for you? I'm guessing the latter, based on the album name...

Jody · 02-16-2006, 04:13 PM

Word of Mouth by Jaco Pastorius.

sadman · 02-17-2006, 12:06 AM

ok computer
i will not analyse
it goes together with my thoughts
no, it swims with them, it flies with them
no, my thoughts float on the OKC
they were made by it, now they need it
like being thirsty and being able to drink
it taught me how to feel what's hidden deeply
i am born again
and i analysed

Doog · 02-17-2006, 12:35 AM

Primus - Frizzle Fry
Dredg - Leitmotif
Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy Up the Girl
Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles

and my number 1...

Tool - Lateralus

This album is so epic, I find it difficult to stop listening once I've started it. It begins powerfully with The Grudge, and mellows out in the end with Disposition and Reflection. By far the best musical experience thus far in my life.

TheMusixInMe · 02-17-2006, 12:41 AM

I love, love, love Lateralus too. My favoirte Tool album. I really like A Perfect Circle's "Mer De Noms."

But, I think my all time favorite -- THE WALL!!! (The other one I love is The Doors' "Strange Days.")

sooner 32 · 05-17-2006, 02:46 AM

The Best SONG Writers & Compossers The BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM !

The Crowing · 05-17-2006, 06:31 AM

My favorite album. Hmm. Well all time, it'd probably be OK Computer by Radiohead, Animals by Pink Floyd or The Moon and Antarctica by Modest Mouse, but recently, it's In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3 by Coheed and Cambria.

{{Concept Albums}}

mammoth1 · 05-17-2006, 04:18 PM

Elliott Smith's "Songs from a basement on a hill."

Swish · 05-17-2006, 08:16 PM

I'm going to be really really dull and pick the obvious OKC. Also have fond memories of By the Way and Bridge over troubled Waters. And I can't decide whether I prefer DSOTM or WYWH.

mammoth1 · 05-18-2006, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swish

I'm going to be really really dull and pick the obvious OKC. Also have fond memories of By the Way and Bridge over troubled Waters. And I can't decide whether I prefer DSOTM or WYWH.

Actually DSOTM, to me, while the album itself I consider good but not great, in tandum with the wizard of oz which I am personally ABSOLUTELY SURE was the way it's supposed to be, is one of the greatest pieces of art, ever, imho. For those of you who don't know, if you put DSOTM on repeat and hit play when the lion roars his second or third roar (can't remember, but you can find it online-- I think it's roar 3, actually) the album syncs to the movie and does so the whole way the movie plays, or three and a half repitions of the album. Not only that, but thematically in terms of what the songs are about, it matches up... like "Us and Them" plays first when the wicked witch of the west appears and threatens dorothy, and then when the wizard of oz forces dorothy and friends to try and kill the witch. When the lyrics go: "forward he cried and the men on the front ran and died," or whatever, The wizard yells at the cowardly lion, and the cowardly lion runs away. Its astounding. I think it's the most brilliant thing I've ever seen, and too perfect for coincidence. (some songs don't sync that well to some scenes, but it would be impossible for everything to sync all the time, and every song syncs flawlessly to at least one part of the film)

hermitbadger · 05-19-2006, 12:37 PM

I really cannot pin myself down.
Since being on this forum have opened my ears to so much new stuff that I really love but know that all the stuff I love now will change!

The only real stickers are
in no particular order
No More Shall We Part - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Bring You My Love - PJ Harvey
Radiohead - Every album from OKC onwards.
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
The Fall - Fifty Thousand Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong
Sweet Honey In The Rock - Breathes, The best Of
Busi Molongi - Urban Zulu
Stereolab - ABC, Peel sessions.

ChrisP · 05-19-2006, 02:37 PM

What? Just one?... oh hell... if I was stuck on a desert island and could only take one album....

It would be...

Tool - Lateralus

Nice beats to dance around the fire too... nice music to rock out to... and it's almost exactly 80 mins long (8secs short) so no wasted space!

ChrisP · 05-19-2006, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mammoth1

"forward he cried and the men on the front ran and died,"

Forward he Cried, and the men, in the front ranks Diiiiiiied! The Generals sat, and the lines on the map... moved from side to side...

Me.. me.. me me And You you you you,

12-31-2005, 08:35 PM	#1
Aqualung Pshaw! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 11,539 Thanks: 527 Thanked 731 Times in 684 Posts Rep Power: 275	Greatest Hits albums do not count!! Mine is probably Van Halen - Balance. That entire album just hits something in me. All of the songs are superb. The funny thing is, I prefer Van Halen over VAn Hagar, but Balance (a VAn Hagar album) is my favourite. __________________ Here we go. Mushu cereal for breakfast with duck sauce.

12-31-2005, 08:40 PM	#2
Kameraad Pannekoek Drunk on power. And beer. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wazzu Posts: 3,179 Thanks: 61 Thanked 133 Times in 114 Posts Rep Power: 151	I'm not sure, I really like "The Black Halo" by Kamelot, but I also really like the first Demons & Wizards CD and "Master of the Rings" by Helloween. I'm really not sure which one to choose. __________________ If you ever need help with anything, anything at all, just send me a PM and I'll see what I can do for you. Dave's Gear: MIM Fretless Fender Jazz Bass Fender Rumble 100w Bass Amp Squier Affinity Series Stratocaster Vox Valvetronix AD30VT Guitar Amp Dunlop .71mm picks (Pink picks for the win!)

01-01-2006, 12:59 AM	#4
Aqualung Pshaw! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 11,539 Thanks: 527 Thanked 731 Times in 684 Posts Rep Power: 275	I almost chose the white album, but I decided not to... Zephyr and MusicMan - Any reasons why you liek those albums? __________________ Here we go. Mushu cereal for breakfast with duck sauce.

01-01-2006, 03:10 AM	#5
Kameraad Pannekoek Drunk on power. And beer. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wazzu Posts: 3,179 Thanks: 61 Thanked 133 Times in 114 Posts Rep Power: 151	I chose "The Black Halo" because it tells the second half of a pretty cool story and has all sorts of awesome music on it. I chose "Demons & Wizards" because it is awesome. You take members from two awesome bands and lock them in the same room, and cool things happen. I chose "Master of the Rings" because I consider it to be the funnest Helloween album around. Everything just seems so happy on it. I don't usually dance, but I make an exception for this. __________________ If you ever need help with anything, anything at all, just send me a PM and I'll see what I can do for you. Dave's Gear: MIM Fretless Fender Jazz Bass Fender Rumble 100w Bass Amp Squier Affinity Series Stratocaster Vox Valvetronix AD30VT Guitar Amp Dunlop .71mm picks (Pink picks for the win!)

01-01-2006, 01:51 PM	#6
retrorich NOT A MOD Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Olmsted Falls, Ohio USA Posts: 143 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 57	Van Morrison - "Moondance" Van Morrison is difficult to describe. He doesn't have a great voice, but he has a unique and compelling singing style that includes a charming touch of insanity. His lyrics are poetic and mystical, and their meanings are often intriguingly obscure. If you are not familiar with Van Morrison, give him a listen. You will probably love him or hate him instantly. I love him. This CD often occupies a slot in my car CD changer. Last edited by retrorich : 01-03-2006 at 12:02 PM.

12-31-2005, 10:24 PM	#3
MusicMan "It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." - Voltaire Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Inside your head Posts: 7,587 Thanks: 568 Thanked 479 Times in 420 Posts Rep Power: 500	As the admin, I have special privileges like not having to narrow it down to 1 choice. If I didn't have this luxury I wouldn't be able to post in this thread. I hate to even list a top 5 in order because my opinions change. So my special "Favorite albums of all time in no particular order" list is as follows. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin Radiohead - OK Computer Nirvana - Nevermind The Beatles - White Album The Beatles - White Album Nirvana - Nevermind Radiohead - OK Computer The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon I posted them like that so that absolutely no order can be assumed.

01-03-2006, 07:12 PM	#8
CrazyJames Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 56	I'd have to say that my favorite albumn of all time would have to be Dave Brubeck's Time out The mastery of Dave on the piano playing in unique time signatures such as 9/8th (Blue Rondo a la turque) sends shivers up my spine everytime I hear it. The franticness of the 9/8th with Bruebeck at the keys, and then the melodic improvisation of Paul desmond transitioning the listening into an easier/more relaxed state before being launched back into the madness of a rondo in 9/8ths 12-12-123... Damn... now where is my album.. I need some brubeck..

01-05-2006, 11:48 AM	#11
allecto Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 63 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 57	I"m probably going to have to go with Rush's 2112. I have literally looped that album 5 or 6 times without noticing There is always something new to hear, and I just think it is one of the most wonderful rock and roll albums of all time. The only other album I think I've listened to as much is 'Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death' by Dead Kennedys. Not sure why I love that one so much, I just do. __________________ Chickies, come chat about women's issues!

01-06-2006, 02:45 PM	#12
Fowvay Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 56	My Favortie album of all time is not from my favorite genre of music. I am not even really sure why it is my favorite but for some very odd and strange reason it is... so there you have it. Ministry - The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste. My second favorite is ..... Rusted Root - When I Woke. Niether of these reflect my true musical passions but I never seem to tire of them.

02-16-2006, 04:13 PM	#14
Jody Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 62 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 56	Word of Mouth by Jaco Pastorius.

02-17-2006, 12:06 AM	#15
sadman am I right? Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Poznan, Poland Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 55	ok computer i will not analyse it goes together with my thoughts no, it swims with them, it flies with them no, my thoughts float on the OKC they were made by it, now they need it like being thirsty and being able to drink it taught me how to feel what's hidden deeply i am born again and i analysed

02-17-2006, 12:35 AM	#16
Doog Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 68 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 57	Primus - Frizzle Fry Dredg - Leitmotif Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy Up the Girl Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles and my number 1... Tool - Lateralus This album is so epic, I find it difficult to stop listening once I've started it. It begins powerfully with The Grudge, and mellows out in the end with Disposition and Reflection. By far the best musical experience thus far in my life.

02-17-2006, 12:41 AM	#17
TheMusixInMe I am I. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 320 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 58	I love, love, love Lateralus too. My favoirte Tool album. I really like A Perfect Circle's "Mer De Noms." But, I think my all time favorite -- THE WALL!!! (The other one I love is The Doors' "Strange Days.") __________________ Good news men! These aliens speak American!

05-17-2006, 02:46 AM	#18
sooner 32 A working-class hero is something to be. Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 194 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts Rep Power: 66	The Best SONG Writers & Compossers The BEATLES - WHITE ALBUM !

05-17-2006, 06:31 AM	#19
The Crowing Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 279 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Rep Power: 0	My favorite album. Hmm. Well all time, it'd probably be OK Computer by Radiohead, Animals by Pink Floyd or The Moon and Antarctica by Modest Mouse, but recently, it's In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3 by Coheed and Cambria. {{Concept Albums}}

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05-17-2006, 04:18 PM	#20
mammoth1 and all things fall Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,626 Thanks: 6 Thanked 24 Times in 22 Posts Rep Power: 79	Elliott Smith's "Songs from a basement on a hill."

05-17-2006, 08:16 PM	#21
Swish Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Yarmouth, UK Posts: 42 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 53	I'm going to be really really dull and pick the obvious OKC. Also have fond memories of By the Way and Bridge over troubled Waters. And I can't decide whether I prefer DSOTM or WYWH.

05-19-2006, 12:37 PM	#23
hermitbadger Foxes might, Badgers Wood....... Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: uk Posts: 1,322 Thanks: 27 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts Rep Power: 79	I really cannot pin myself down. Since being on this forum have opened my ears to so much new stuff that I really love but know that all the stuff I love now will change! The only real stickers are in no particular order No More Shall We Part - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Bring You My Love - PJ Harvey Radiohead - Every album from OKC onwards. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses The Fall - Fifty Thousand Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong Sweet Honey In The Rock - Breathes, The best Of Busi Molongi - Urban Zulu Stereolab - ABC, Peel sessions.

05-19-2006, 02:37 PM	#24
ChrisP Ma-Na-Ma-Na! Doo-Doo-dee-Doo-doo! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wgtn NZ Posts: 1,494 Thanks: 43 Thanked 30 Times in 23 Posts Rep Power: 87	What? Just one?... oh hell... if I was stuck on a desert island and could only take one album.... It would be... Tool - Lateralus Nice beats to dance around the fire too... nice music to rock out to... and it's almost exactly 80 mins long (8secs short) so no wasted space!

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