Lord of Nonsensical Crap
06-01-2005, 07:43 AM
I'm pretty sure that this topic must have been done before, but . . .
The purpose of this thread is for people to recommend albums that (a) they they essential to any album collection, and/or (cool.gif they really really like. They can also post why they recommend these albums.
That said, here's my list:
Dead Kennedys- Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death! -Okay, I’ll admit, this is a greatest hits album. However, I’m still advising it, on the grounds that the Dead Kennedys were an intelligent and very, very angry punk band who had opinions and weren’t afraid to show them. Plus, musically, they have a retro-ish touch to them that really adds to the fun factor of their songs. Compared to these guys, modern punk bands look like wussy little emo freaks. BEST SONG: Holiday in Cambodia
Green Day- Dookie- True, American Idiot is a good album, but it’s Dookie that launched Green Day’s career. Dookie is a great punk album if there ever was one. BEST SONG: They're all good, foo!
Green Day- Warning- The album that came before American Idiot, Warning is an album that one can listen from end to end and still enjoy immensely. BEST SONG: Misery.
Metallica- Metallica (aka The Black Album)- The Metallica album which is pretty much the most well-known (other than Master of Puppets, which, sadly, I don’t have). Get it especially for awesome songs like “Enter Sandman” and “The Unforgiven.” BEST SONG: Enter Sandman
Nirvana- Nevermind- Pretty much one of the greatest rock albums of all times (and rhw album that launched Nirvana’s popularity). This album is essential, since Nirvana pretty much led the grunge movement of the early nineties. The songs and music of Nevermind are hardly complex, but they are still brilliant. Plus, let’s face it, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is one of the greatest opening songs ever. BEST SONG: Smells Like Teen Spirit.
Nirvana- In Utero- While Nevermind was full of pissed-off teenage angst, In Utero is darker and more emotional, with a lot of depressing songs like “Pennyroyal Tea,” “Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle” and, of course, “Rape Me.” Could In Utero be giving us a glimpse into the tortured soul of Kurt Cobain? Maybe, maybe not. Either way, In Utero is a brilliant album (and personally, I like it better than Nevermind). BEST SONG: Tie between "Heart Shaped Box" and "Pennyroyal Tea"
Pearl Jam- Ten- Another great album from the grunge era, Ten was Pearl Jam’s first (and best) album. Since Pearl Jam was a benchmark grunge band, this album is essential. All of Pearl Jam’s best songs are on this album (though I warn you, Eddie Vedder’s voice can tend to get a bit tiring after a while). BEST SONG: Jeremy
The Pixies- Surfer Rosa- The Pixies are one of the smartest and most influential rock bands out there, having influenced the like of Nirvana and Radiohead. The songs aren’t really well-mixed, and the whole album sounds like it was hastily put together. However, the songs and lyrics are sarcastic and inventive, and often quite humorous. A must-have, IMO. BEST SONG: (undecided)
Radiohead- OK Computer- Another essential album, OK Computer is just fantastic. Radiohead’s songs often have very interesting lyrics, and this is complemented by the weird, broken-computer sounds that many of the songs use. BEST SONG: Karma Police.
Red Hot Chili Peppers- Californication- While many RHCP fans swear by Blood Sugar Sex Magik, I disagree -- Californication is the best Red Hot Chili Peppers album I have ever heard. From beginning to end, it is brilliant -- each song is excellent, and, of course, the Chili Peppers always have had a unique sound all to their own. Get it. Now. BEST SONG: Scar Tissue
The Sex Pistols- Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols!- This is pretty much an essential album in any CD collection, as it was the Sex Pistol’s best album (and the Sex Pistols themselves are a hugely important band in rock history). The whole album is just great -- which is something of an achievement, since these guys couldn’t sing or play their instruments properly. BEST SONG: God Save the Queen.
Smashing Pumpkins- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness- Another must-own, the double-album MCATIS is the Pumpkins’ greatest achievement. True, half of the songs are a little on the sappy side (though many of these are still good), Mellon Collie is still a truly excellent (and very emotional) album. BEST SONG: Bullet With Butterfly Wings
System of a Down- Toxicity- One of my all-time favourite albums. System of a Down are an inventive band who give metal a poetic, lyrical touch that works really well and creates a unique sound of its own (I suppose the term “alternative metal“ might work for them). BEST SONG: Chop Suey!
U2- The Joshua Tree- Let’s face it, the Joshua Tree is a must-have, for this sole reason: it is U2 at their very best. Nuff said. BEST SONG: Where the Streets Have No Name
Other albums that I don’t own, but, from what I’ve heard, but I can still recommend on the basis that they are by bands I like and the fact that they other people highly recommend them as well:
The Clash- London Calling
The Clash- Sandinista
Guns ‘n Roses- Appetite for Destruction
Nine Inch Nails- The Downward Spiral
Peter Gabriel- So
Public Enemy- Fear of a Black Planet
The purpose of this thread is for people to recommend albums that (a) they they essential to any album collection, and/or (cool.gif they really really like. They can also post why they recommend these albums.
That said, here's my list:
Dead Kennedys- Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death! -Okay, I’ll admit, this is a greatest hits album. However, I’m still advising it, on the grounds that the Dead Kennedys were an intelligent and very, very angry punk band who had opinions and weren’t afraid to show them. Plus, musically, they have a retro-ish touch to them that really adds to the fun factor of their songs. Compared to these guys, modern punk bands look like wussy little emo freaks. BEST SONG: Holiday in Cambodia
Green Day- Dookie- True, American Idiot is a good album, but it’s Dookie that launched Green Day’s career. Dookie is a great punk album if there ever was one. BEST SONG: They're all good, foo!
Green Day- Warning- The album that came before American Idiot, Warning is an album that one can listen from end to end and still enjoy immensely. BEST SONG: Misery.
Metallica- Metallica (aka The Black Album)- The Metallica album which is pretty much the most well-known (other than Master of Puppets, which, sadly, I don’t have). Get it especially for awesome songs like “Enter Sandman” and “The Unforgiven.” BEST SONG: Enter Sandman
Nirvana- Nevermind- Pretty much one of the greatest rock albums of all times (and rhw album that launched Nirvana’s popularity). This album is essential, since Nirvana pretty much led the grunge movement of the early nineties. The songs and music of Nevermind are hardly complex, but they are still brilliant. Plus, let’s face it, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is one of the greatest opening songs ever. BEST SONG: Smells Like Teen Spirit.
Nirvana- In Utero- While Nevermind was full of pissed-off teenage angst, In Utero is darker and more emotional, with a lot of depressing songs like “Pennyroyal Tea,” “Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle” and, of course, “Rape Me.” Could In Utero be giving us a glimpse into the tortured soul of Kurt Cobain? Maybe, maybe not. Either way, In Utero is a brilliant album (and personally, I like it better than Nevermind). BEST SONG: Tie between "Heart Shaped Box" and "Pennyroyal Tea"
Pearl Jam- Ten- Another great album from the grunge era, Ten was Pearl Jam’s first (and best) album. Since Pearl Jam was a benchmark grunge band, this album is essential. All of Pearl Jam’s best songs are on this album (though I warn you, Eddie Vedder’s voice can tend to get a bit tiring after a while). BEST SONG: Jeremy
The Pixies- Surfer Rosa- The Pixies are one of the smartest and most influential rock bands out there, having influenced the like of Nirvana and Radiohead. The songs aren’t really well-mixed, and the whole album sounds like it was hastily put together. However, the songs and lyrics are sarcastic and inventive, and often quite humorous. A must-have, IMO. BEST SONG: (undecided)
Radiohead- OK Computer- Another essential album, OK Computer is just fantastic. Radiohead’s songs often have very interesting lyrics, and this is complemented by the weird, broken-computer sounds that many of the songs use. BEST SONG: Karma Police.
Red Hot Chili Peppers- Californication- While many RHCP fans swear by Blood Sugar Sex Magik, I disagree -- Californication is the best Red Hot Chili Peppers album I have ever heard. From beginning to end, it is brilliant -- each song is excellent, and, of course, the Chili Peppers always have had a unique sound all to their own. Get it. Now. BEST SONG: Scar Tissue
The Sex Pistols- Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols!- This is pretty much an essential album in any CD collection, as it was the Sex Pistol’s best album (and the Sex Pistols themselves are a hugely important band in rock history). The whole album is just great -- which is something of an achievement, since these guys couldn’t sing or play their instruments properly. BEST SONG: God Save the Queen.
Smashing Pumpkins- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness- Another must-own, the double-album MCATIS is the Pumpkins’ greatest achievement. True, half of the songs are a little on the sappy side (though many of these are still good), Mellon Collie is still a truly excellent (and very emotional) album. BEST SONG: Bullet With Butterfly Wings
System of a Down- Toxicity- One of my all-time favourite albums. System of a Down are an inventive band who give metal a poetic, lyrical touch that works really well and creates a unique sound of its own (I suppose the term “alternative metal“ might work for them). BEST SONG: Chop Suey!
U2- The Joshua Tree- Let’s face it, the Joshua Tree is a must-have, for this sole reason: it is U2 at their very best. Nuff said. BEST SONG: Where the Streets Have No Name
Other albums that I don’t own, but, from what I’ve heard, but I can still recommend on the basis that they are by bands I like and the fact that they other people highly recommend them as well:
The Clash- London Calling
The Clash- Sandinista
Guns ‘n Roses- Appetite for Destruction
Nine Inch Nails- The Downward Spiral
Peter Gabriel- So
Public Enemy- Fear of a Black Planet