Recommend an Album... And why - General

Van Der Graaf Generator - H to He, Who am the Only One [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/Hthwatoo.jpg[/img] Someone asked for prog-rock?

[QUOTE=bravehat;23122737]But I cannae be arsed :v: Right give me two awesome prog albums and I'll hunt em down and give em a listen, just have to do it when I'm in the right mood.[/QUOTE] Relayer - Yes Red - King Crimson Hemispheres - Rush Genesis Live - Genesis Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull Go nuts.

[QUOTE=bravehat;23122186]Yeah but it's in the rules that you no talkey about downloading shit unless it's meant to be free stuff.[/QUOTE] Everyone downloads music, it's a fact. We just try not advertise it

[QUOTE=En-Guage V2;23123610]Everyone downloads music, it's a fact. We just try not advertise it[/QUOTE] I don't. There's spotify for most things anyway.

I can't afford to listen to all the music I want, and to go out with my friends. I buy stuff that I actually find good, I "try" before I buy. For example Meshuggah, I want to get into them but I'm not going out and buying their albums and finding out that I don't like them

[QUOTE=En-Guage V2;23123659]I can't afford to listen to all the music I want, and to go out with my friends. I buy stuff that I actually find good, I "try" before I buy. For example Meshuggah, I want to get into them but I'm not going out and buying their albums and finding out that I don't like them[/QUOTE] I usually Youtube, Spotify etc things before I buy them, I never listen to a whole album though, I like to leave myself a suprise.

[img]http://mmmlele.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/the-xx.jpg[/img] The xx's debut, xx. Beautiful voices and beautiful melodies. A great album to space out to. May not instantly appeal, but it definitely grows on the listener with time. Sample: [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L73OLaG4_kA][01. Intro][/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2jmPoUK58s&feature=related][04. Islands][/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HThCnCjikQ&feature=related][05. Heart Skipped A Beat][/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqT5Y2Ul3bg&feature=related][07. Shelter][/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp9xHu8AA6Q&feature=related][11. Stars][/url] Other albums mentioned so far which I will also recommend: Radiohead -- OK Computer Radiohead -- Kid A Radiohead -- In Rainbows The National -- High Violet (also check out Boxer and Alligator by the same band; all three albums are perfect) Battles -- Mirrored Dream Theater -- Awake

[QUOTE=Shibbey;23123544]Relayer - Yes Red - King Crimson Hemispheres - Rush Genesis Live - Genesis Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull Go nuts.[/QUOTE] lol I wouldn't count Red as prog. To me it's the beginning of Post-Rock.

[IMG]http://www.galeon.com/allmusic/caratulas/k/KMFDM_-_Symbols_-_front.jpg[/IMG] Great album from KMFDM, a balance between guitars and synths.

[QUOTE=T.F.W.O.;23141129][IMG]http://www.galeon.com/allmusic/caratulas/k/KMFDM_-_Symbols_-_front.jpg[/IMG] Great album from KMFDM, a balance between guitars and synths.[/QUOTE] It's called Symbols for anyone that wants to know.

kmfdm makes terrible album covers that just make me never want to listen to their music

[QUOTE=King_of_Town;23143546]kmfdm makes terrible album covers that just make me never want to listen to their music[/QUOTE] I love KMFDM covers. They're all stylized and in the same art direction, they're pretty good looking depending on the album. Though, Nihil broke that tradition I think.

I appreciate how they're stylistically similar, but they just look cartoony and stupid IMO

The album really reflects the attitude and sound of the band IMO. [editline]11:00PM[/editline] Check out my KMFDM thread, seriously. [editline]11:02PM[/editline] [QUOTE=King_of_Town;23143546]kmfdm makes terrible album covers that just make me never want to listen to their music[/QUOTE] They don't make the their album's art.

I would recommend Daft Punk's Alive 2007. Because... uh... well, it's awesome. Even better when you've already listened the other albums. :frogc00l: They remix their better musics together... and them fit perfectly.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik [IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LnnszTNfe1Y/SUa82uLV_gI/AAAAAAAAAA0/UDxtYHk8UZE/s400/339d7a408e21613ed115a61ff7a4c113o.jpg[/IMG] This is an awesome album in so many ways. Even if you don't like their new stuff, this album isn't pop-oriented at all. Just some really awesome music that kicks a lot of ass.

[QUOTE=DamagePoint;23166257]Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik [IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LnnszTNfe1Y/SUa82uLV_gI/AAAAAAAAAA0/UDxtYHk8UZE/s400/339d7a408e21613ed115a61ff7a4c113o.jpg[/IMG] This is an awesome album in so many ways. Even if you don't like their new stuff, this album isn't pop-oriented at all. Just some really awesome music that kicks a lot of ass.[/QUOTE] When I saw that post I got extreme déjà vu for some reason..

[QUOTE=Mobon1;23166337]When I saw that post I got extreme déjà vu for some reason..[/QUOTE] So did I actually. That's really weird.

[img]http://www.pergunnareriksson.se/images/donadfagen_nightflyB.jpg[/img] Absolutely staggered why i havent seen this here. This album is a masterpiece... Its jazz rock, 80s. Very clean great sounds. What an ALBUM

Jazz oriented you say? How bout this then. [img]http://dalfar.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/zu.jpg[/img] Similar to shining although not as crazy, more constrained, like a caged tiger. Still gonna tear your face off, speaking of which this was my face for the whole first and second run of the album from the sheer undiluted win. [img]http://s44.radikal.ru/i106/1005/e4/b71534e8a991.jpg[/img] I must warn you, the win may be too highly concentrated for mere mortals such as yourselves :smug:

Decent album, not as much win as you suggested, but i do like the pretty avant garde styles. Not overly crazy about avant garde as some people but maybe its because i need to breach the gaps a bit more

[img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cS056lFRwew/SGaigs5vjDI/AAAAAAAAA2c/gBvhK_qOu1o/s400/metallica_kill_em_all.jpg[/img] Kill 'Em All - Metallica Oh my, where to start with this album. This album is PURE thrash metal. Of all of Metallica's album, this is their most unrefined, rough, raw work; which is a good thing in this case.

Such a good album I posted it a couple pages earlier.

Metallica's best. No question about it. Not for me, anyway.

[QUOTE=mikeyt493;23194667]Metallica's best. No question about it. Not for me, anyway.[/QUOTE] Metallica's "best" but you don't like them? Makes no sense.

What? I do like Metallica. Their first album's the best, second just behind, third was really good also. But their fourth, And Justice For All, was a definite mark of their decline. Their work is still pretty good, but it's just not near the standard of their early work.

J Cole- The Warm Up [img]http://thecalculation.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/j-cole-the-warm-up.jpg[/img] It's a mixtape, but to me it's album quality. A lot of people are calling him the next Nas. mindless self indulgence- frankenstein girls [img]http://images.uulyrics.com/cover/m/mindless-self-indulgence/album-frankenstein-girls-will-seem-strangely-sexy.jpg[/img] This album is crazy..It's really one of the most unique CD I've heard in a long time. Parkway Drive- Horizons [img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qmicN86KAxQ/RtWc-PZ2A2I/AAAAAAAAFMo/NHzp1YkA_dw/s320/Parkway+Drive-2.jpg[/img] Metalcore to me has always been the same type of thing over and over again..but the vocalist for Parkway definitely sounds different than a lot of them. Lupe Fiasco- The Cool. Lupe's flow is so good, the concept is interesting and this is a rap record that isn't all about cars, money, and drugs. [img]http://benjurr.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/lupe-fiasco_the-cool.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=Hakita;22091305][img]http://vantika.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/esposthumus_unearthed.jpg[/img] This album is a [I]very[/I] good orchestral/soundtrack album. Listen to "Pompeii" while taking a shit and feel like you are saving mankind.[/QUOTE] This.

For an AWESOME new hard rock band, check out Runnin' Wild- Airbourne [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2IyX5LXGyg[/url]

[QUOTE=Wam Sood;23229900]For an AWESOME new hard rock band, check out Runnin' Wild- Airbourne [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2IyX5LXGyg[/url][/QUOTE] Reminds me very much of AC/DC.