Obviously inspired by @PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 's question
It’s a tie for me
Pearl Jam. (1991). Ten [Album]. Epic Records.
A Tribe Called Quest. (1991). The Low End Theory [Album]. Jive Records.
Here’s my thing about ‘Ten’.
I love the first half of this album. It’s some of the best music I know in the genre. High energy, catchy, passionate. But somehow, the second half feels to me like the band ran out of ideas and gas. After ‘Jeremy’ it’s all pretty average, low-energy stuff, with the exception of ‘Garden’.
Porch is a banger for me.
Ween - Quebec
Favorite band is very tough. It’s probably Ween, and Quebec slightly over The Mollusk for meMmm, my order of favorite Ween albums would be Chocolate and Cheese, Quebec, White Pepper.
But Mollusk has some bangers on it too (Buckingham Green).
Why yes, yes I am down with the brown.
Did you listen to the Deluxe C&C yet? The “new” songs are really great
I have not! Gotta give that a listen, thanks for the heads-up!
I have several favorite bands, so I refuse to choose between them. In no particular order:
Dream Theater - Images and Words, but Awake is only lagging behind by a nanometer.
Metallica - I have a hard time choosing between Puppets and Black
Destiny Potato - Lun
Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape
Removed by mod
A lot of people say White Pony, but Around The Fur is where it’s at.
White Pony is accessible and everyone knows it. Around the Fur has the best snare I’ve ever heard recorded.
Either The Wall by Pink Floyd or In Rainbows by Radiohead
Or The Money Store by Death Grips
Or ænemia by Tool
Or Dirt by Alice in Chains
Or-
Or Currents by Tame Impala
OR WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? by Bille Eilish
OR Random Access Memories by Daft Punk
OR The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
Dream Theater “Awake” (1994). Extraordinary from the first to the last note. 75 minutes of phenomenal prog metal. They’ve made good and great albums before and after, but they never excelled the pure class and artistry displayed on this album.
Bruce Dickinson “The Chemical Wedding”. I never liked Iron Maiden much, but Dickinson’s solo stuff is a different class. Fresh, creative, varied, energetic. Most of his solo albums are well worth the listen, but “Chemical Wedding” stands out for its high variety and creativity.
Mezzanine
American Idiot is better than Dookie in my opinion but apples and oranges on that.
Insomniac for me.
Probably my favorite mixing on any GD album. The bass is nice and meaty without overpowering anything else in the soundstage, truly excellent.
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Such a refined masterpiece that few can touch. Mob rules and Dehumanizer are close seconds, but miss the sheer presence that Heaven and Hell beholds.
To me at least, Heaven and Hell is immersive and profound to an extent, that their other albums cannot compare. It holds a very special place in my heart.
Dio - The last in line.
Not quite head and shoulders above his other albums, but lands the most hits for me. I love every track on this album, and none are a “miss”. I love (almost) every other Dio album, but each has at least one song that doesn’t resonate with me.
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Cliche choice, but extremely enjoyable to listen and relax to. If you listen more closely, it becomes very immersive as each song has a clear story and a moral. Though some tracks are slower paced and longer, I don’t find a single one boring, which I sometimes do on other Dire Straits albums.
Somewhere Far Beyond.
They just re-recorded it and it’s great.
"Now you all know…
prolly not a popular opinion but; violent femmes why do birds sing
you’re telling me you think this is better than the eponymous album
yes!
i dunno… theres something more… hmmm… personal about it. i like epo, but i love wdbs
NIИ - The Downward Spiral is the common choice, but The Fragile is a much more complete album. However, my personal favorite is Year Zero.
Nightfall in Middle Earth
Avalon by Roxy Music.
