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LegendMaker
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posted June 25, 2006 05:01 PM |
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>>>ALBUMS<<<
Nice thread, though it seems the original question (what albums happened to have a great impact on YOU in your own personnal and chaotic journey through music) got mixed with a lot of answers to completely different questions (what albums, in RETROSPECT, do you think are the bests / were the most INFLUENTIAL in your favorite kind of music's history / you love the most NOW).
It seems to me there was a hell of a lot more metalheads at HC in 2002 than nowadays. If any of them are still around and didn't spot this thread yet, they are more than welcomed to ! 
Also couldn't help but notice most of the posters didn't seem to understand what an ALBUM is. A live record or a compilation are not albums. An album is a record consisting of half a dozen or more of original studio tracks released together by the same band, project or solo artist  
So, ALBUMS that happened to have a decisive impact on my own personnal journey through music :
 The Beatles' albums, all fourteen of them. My brother had them all and played them all the time all my childhood long. I didn't even know any song title at the time, though by the age of 10 I pretty much knew any and all of their songs by heart. Got me addicted to music.
AC/DC's <High Voltage>, <Powerage>, <Highway To Hell> and <Fly On The Wall>. Bought all four of them the same day, just because they were the only AC/DC albums available at the local music store, and I really wanted to explore their music. I was 10 years old. Got me addicted to hard rock.
Black Sabbath's <Heaven And Hell>. Borrowed it almost at random (I liked the cover) at the local library's discs section, eager to explore more "hard rock" bands. Was still 10 or maybe 11 at the time. Got me addicted to Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio and heavy metal all at once !
Metallica's <Ride The Lightning>. A friend of mine was casually playing bits and pieces on my accoustic guitar I had just bought, when suddenly he happened to play <<Fade To Black>>'s intro and I asked him something like "hey ! what's this divine arpege ?". Borrowed him the album right away. I was 13. Got me addicted to thrash.
After that, I've had a confirmed enough taste for rock in general and metal in particular and a sufficiently solid music culture base to know what to look for. Being the curious, passionate, analytical free thinker that I am, I've kept looking for great bands and albums eversince.  
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okiesolidarity
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posted June 25, 2006 07:37 PM |
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I agree with Leggie's sentiments here; there is a difference between an influential album and a band who made a song that you think is catchy and pretty cool. Along with most of the albums Leggie tossed out, I'd like to toss out a few of my own:
Os Mutantes - Os Mutantes - They're often called The Beatles of Brazil, and there's good reason for this. Os Mutantes used some extremely experimental production methods for their time, and the result is a string of albums that are very unlike anything that appeared in the Brazilian music scene prior, and would become the basis for an onslought of Brazilian bands to come. I picked this album in particular because it is my personal favorite, and highlights a lot of the crazy production antics that became so popular.
Fugazi - entire catalogue - What happens when you take Minor Threat and Rites of Spring and combine the sounds into a new brand of post-punk? The answer is one of the greatest bands to come out of the Washington DC area. On top of making several albums that are pure gold, Fugazi started a lot of amazing things for the punk scene in DC and across the globe. Their DIY (Do-it-yourself) mentality of writing, playing, producing, and putting out their albums on their own label encouraged a lot of bands to take more control of their music and how it was distributed. Before the straight-edge movement fell victim to elitist highschoolers who used it in a "holier than thou" mentality, Fugazi was onto something: punks weren't just trashed losers who liked to cause a ruckus; they had political ideals, too, and didn't need to be under the influence of a substance to have those ideals. After they successfully started their own record label (Dischord), they started releasing albums by a bunch of other DC-area bands on it, exposing the rest of the world to the great punk/hardcore scene that was taking place in DC.
Public Enemy - It takes a Nation of Millions... - they weren't the first rap project, but they were definitely one of the most influential. Unlike most other rap projects that were going on at the time, PE elevated above the level of self-lauding MC's, into an arena of important social and political issues. They were one of the first rap groups to break through the black/white barrier of the rap industry, even going on tour with Anthrax, playing to massive crowds of all races. This is their breakout album.
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - One of the few bands labeled as "emo" that transcend the horrible "I miss you/I hate you, girl" mentality that plagues the vast majority of the emo scene. This album is an amazingly heartfelt expression of infatuation with Anne Frank, as she haunted the dreams of lead singer, Jeff Mangum. Played in college freshmen dorm-rooms worldwide, this album almost escapes words. The warm brass section, the soothing folksy progressions, the entrancing lyrics - this band borrows a lot from a lot of other bands (esp. The Beatles), but manages to create something wholly their own, and it's beautiful for what it is.
RadioHead - OK Computer and Kid A - I'll admit I've been a fan since Pablo Honey (even though I can't really listen to that album anymore), and one of my favorite things about this band was the constant reinvention (and imo, improvement) that took place from one album to the next. I remember when OK Computer hit the shelves and I thought to myself "this is unlike any other music I have heard before" (It wasn't quite as original as I gave it credit, but for me it was a very seminal moment in my opinion of what music could accomplish). I didn't know how they could top it - until they did. Kid A was like a wet dream; when I got that album I couldn't listen to anything else for weeks (and it was still a very regular part of my rotation for months). I know it's no longer in fashion to like RadioHead, but for a while I thought they were kings of the music scene, truly demonstrating that cleaner production quality doesn't necessarily have to mean a tamer, more bubblegum sound.
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ByteBandit
Promising
Famous Hero
Soul Merchant
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posted June 26, 2006 01:53 AM |
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For me?
Joe Satriani - Flying in a Blue Dream
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Nine Inch Nails - Broken/Fixed
Filter - Short Bus
AC/DC - You want Blood, You got It!!
Kyuss - EVERYTHING!!
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping
J.J. Cale - Troubadour
Rolling Stones - Exiles on Main Street/Some Girls
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy (Double Album Set)
Rare Earth - Live Rare Earth
Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsies
Janes Addiction - EVRYTHING!!
Wall of Voodoo - Seven Days in Sammystown
The Who - Who's Next
T Rex - Electric Warrior (Get it on, Bang a gong...)
Lou Reed - Rock and Roll Animal
Stevie Ray Vaughn - EVERYTHING!!
Black Sabbath - Sabotage
All these are in absolutely no particular order.
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silx87
Supreme Hero
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posted June 26, 2006 07:14 AM |
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Edited by silx87 at 07:15, 26 Jun 2006.
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the albums that turned me to grunge and metal were
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
Pantera - Reinventing the Steel
I'm currently exploring more into grunge music, currently playing on my comp is Soundgarden's Louder Than Love, with some of their best stuff, like Hands All Over and Loud Love.
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william
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LummoxLewis
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posted June 26, 2006 10:31 AM |
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Here are some really good songs from Tangerine Dream - Dream Sequence CD:
CD 1
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The Dream is Always the Same
Choronzon
Cherokee Lane (Live)
Cinnamon Road
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Cloudburst Flight
Phaedra
Tangram Part one (19 minutes song) *Favourite song on this CD
Beach Scene
Logos Part One (B)
Dominion
White Eagle *Another favorite
Love on a real train.
Here is another one which I really like but is on another CD, i think hmm wait.
It is Horizon, live in Warsaw Concert 1982 i think or 1984, this song goes for 20 minutes and I absoltuely love it.
The good bit is towards the end when A bass and a kinda WASP Synth comes in and this happens at approximately 14 minutes if im not mistaken.
These songs are all worth to be listened to.
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LegendMaker
Promising
Famous Hero
The Metal Specialist
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posted June 27, 2006 07:02 PM |
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I was encouraged to buy an album called Sepultura - Arise.
Whoever encouraged you to do that deserves a Metallic QP, man  It's still by far their best and most authentic album (even though their earlier and later stuff usually get more accolades, respectively by stubborn thrash purists and helpless fans of noob metal ) !   sigh).Quote:
what got me the most about these guys was that they wrote most if not all the lyrics of this and previous albums in spanish and translated to english after...passion without compromise.
In brazilian / portuguese actually. They don't speak spanish that much in Sao Paulo's subburbs !  Quote:
listen to this..its called DREAM THEATER"
Dear God...there are no words.
Sure, as far as progressive(-tinged) metal goes, DT deserves a mention. Not quite as much my thing as much more metallic stuff in the field such as early Fates Warning, Crimson Glory, Angra, Symphony X or even Queensryche... But their leadership in the technical wizardry department is rather secure. 
PS : Nice to read another post that actually answers the original question this thread was created for !
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Consis
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Legendary Hero
Of Ruby
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posted June 27, 2006 07:55 PM |
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Music That Made A Difference:
I think U2 has done some very isnpiring songs. I think their music has 'made a difference'.
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LegendMaker
Promising
Famous Hero
The Metal Specialist
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posted June 28, 2006 02:17 AM |
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I think U2 has done some very isnpiring songs. I think their music has 'made a difference'.
Consistently off-topic  Wanna know why ? Well, here's the actual concept of this thread as explained by the member who started it : Quote:
Music that Made a Difference:Albums
Definetely,you all had some music records which weren't just an easy listening and then dumbed on the selves...
...Albums that contributed to YOUR upbringing and to YOUR way of looking at life...albums that changed YOUR life,music that made a difference!
So it does seem that the idea wasn't to state general facts in music history, but tell us about what albums have had an impact on YOUR life and YOUR own personnal journey through music.
Sure, you and I both know you only made that junk post to try and prove me wrong (yet it's precisely the opposite that happened once more  ). But maybe you still have some fans left somewhere that aren't aware of that mean game you're playing against me. Maybe you should reconsider and make an actual post instead, just so they don't wind up assuming you were serious and hence can't read   
Anyways, I know you will of course muck as usual and pretend you never noticed this post as you seem so proud of ignoring me... But hey ! I'm polite, so I'll still ask : How have you been doing lately ? Good, I hope. OH ! And, before I forget : how many Phoenixes did you kill lately with your Sultan's Fire Shield ability that "nobody's immuned against"
Always a good laugh ! 
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Guitarguy
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Supreme Hero
Rockoon.
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posted June 28, 2006 03:44 AM |
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*observes TPAM's post*
Holy crud, it's the LMPF!
I consider R.E.M.'s Automatic For The People a very meaningful album. But while I obviously enjoy it for other reasons as well, I'm sure it touched the lives of many people. Those who are familiar with Automatic will know it to be one of R.E.M.'s darker records, with songs about sadness, death, and inner turmoil. Nevertheless, the lyrics occasionally offer uplifting responses to these troubling themes. I will briefly review couple of the deeper songs here.
"Everybody Hurts" is widely believed to address the teenage audience. The encouraging lyrics seek to build up one's strength against the temptation to escape overwhelming odds via suicide. The simplicity of the lyrics is joined with Michael's powerful vocal to form an effective musical presentation. Another song, "Sweetness Follows" is about dealing with losses within one's family. It encourages reconciliation between remaining family members so that everyone can mourn together as a body. The moving closer "Find The River" recalls the ambiguities of life's journeys and reminds one about the possibility of a brighter future.
It appears that "Everybody Hurts" wasn't enough to save Kurt Cobain, who was believed to have been listening to Automatic during the hour of his death. On the other hand, a number of fans have expressed their thanks to the band for writing a song that helped them cope during difficult times. There's little doubt that this heart-felt sentiment is shared by many fans of the Automatic album.
-Guitarguy
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