TOP 20 albums?bands and why (unfinished)

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This is a hard topic to start for the obvious reasons of taste change etc. 7 years ago i probably would have put White Zorabie here but as i said tastes change (thank god)
at the moment this isnt in any particular order and sometimes some banRAB have done a nuraber of albums which are equally good for different reasons so im going to list a nuraber of albums together because i cant choose.
1. MESHUGGAH- Destroy erase improve, Chaosphere, nothing, I: these albums/ep are for me equally good, they manage to be brutal. technical, and diferent from each other while maintaining excellent songs. Lots of tech banRAB forget about writing a good song and just focus on how hard it is to play, this is a mistake. Possibly the best drummer of all time, and an awesome metal vocalist.
2 SLayer- Divine intervention, gasp i hear you gasp, no the best slayer album is rein in blood, well i agree that is an awesome album but divine has spent longer in my cd player, the riRAB are amazing the drumming feels like its about to fall apart the whole time and never does, paul bostaph had big shoes to fill and he did. im also giving an honerable mention to deciple from the god hates us all album, this song is the best slayer song ever, Arayas vocals are amazing and the song is indescribable.
 
Okay, here goes. I might post reasons later.


20. Slaughter of the Soul - At the Gates
19. Follow the Reaper - Children of Bodom
18. Passion and Warfare - Steve Vai
17. The Jester Race - In Flames
16. Origin of Symmetry - Muse
15. OK Computer - Radiohead
14. V: The New Mythology Suite - Symphony X
13. The Divine Wings of Tragedy - Symphony X
12. Train of Thought - Dream Theater
11. Remedy Lane - Pain of Salvation
10. The Chainheart Machine- Soilwork
9. This Godless Endeavor- Nevermore
8. Bridge Across Forever - Transatlantic
7. SMPTe - Transatlantic
6. Liquid Tension Experiment 2 - Liquid Tension Experiment
5. The Human Equation - Ayreon
4. Images & WorRAB - Dream Theater
3. The 1st Chapter - Circus Maximus
2. Scenes From a Memory - Dream Theater
1. The Black Halo - Kamelot

This is obviously not entirely accurate; I went for diversity over accuracy.
 
hahaha, I'll pay that one. I've heard Clayman too much I think...But I don't like some of the "poppy" singing (e.g Pinball Map chorus). I obviously can't stand the later In Flames stuff.
 
That's a really difficult question. Lol- There are so many good tracks and it usually depenRAB on my mood.
My favourites from Train of Thought are- Endless Sacrifice, Vacant, and Stream Of Consciousness .

Images and WorRAB is an amazing album. It's so hard to pick a single track. Right now I'd probably say "Pull Me Under". My least favourite in that album i s Take The Time.

Metropolis Pt 2 is also really great. I tend to listen to the last 3 tracks ( One Last Time, The Spirit Carries On and Finally Free) the most, although all the songs are good.
 
So I take it I&W is a new album for you? Because Take the Time is undoubtedly one of DT's greatest pieces.

To answer my own question:

I&W - Metropolis, Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper,
Scenes - Fatal Tragedy,
Train of Thought - changes between In the Name of God and Endless Sacrifice.
 
^ No not a new album for me. I don't dislike Take The Time- the music is good, it's just the talking near the start annoys me a bit, but it may still grow on me over time. lol.
I agree that The Miracle and the Sleeper is an amazing song, and fatal tragedy is good too.
 
Top 20 albums... This is just off the top of my head.

20. Pink Floyd - The Wall - Why? Well this album opened up the door to concept albums and pushed my attention span a little. I also considered it one of the greatest albums I'd heard on first listen.
19. At the Drive-In - Acrobatic Tenement - One summer this was all I listened to. Very innovative stuff.
18. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation - Classic record... Just. The layers of guitar and nonchalant singing. Good stuff.
17. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead - If you're a teenager and depressed, this is probably the album for you. Whenever you're feeling melancholy put this on and it's like your very own soundtrack.
16. Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine - Came at a time when I was feeling socially conscious so really highlighted my left-wing underpinings... And the music is just great.
15. Elliott Smith - from a basement on the hill - One of my favourite posthumous albums ever, with a lot of gravity added to the lyrics due to Elliott's suicide.
14. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left - My favourite Nick Drake album, just really wonderful and gentle autumnal guitar and understated string arrangements.
13. Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister - Really beautiful and sweet music that usually puts a smile on my face.
12. The Beatles - Help! - Probably my favourite outright pop album ever, the point where the Beatles were just gradually letting in changes but still had that fresh bubblegum pop sound.
11. Radiohead - OK Computer - I thought this album was bull****. I honestly felt it was the most overrated piece of **** I'd ever heard. Eight months later it clicked with me and I fell in love with it.
10. GoRABpeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven - What's that? Pseudo-operatic instrumentation and near orgasmic crescendos? Must be GY!BE.
9. Nirvana - In Utero- The first Nirvana album I really liked which sort of opened me up to a new world of music, and I'll still listen and appreciate it.
8. The Arcade Fire - Funeral - Really overwhelmingly heartful and romantic. Beautiful stuff. And they're from Canada, score.
7. Joy Division - Closer - Probably the most bleak album I've ever heard. From anguished expressions of alienation to near funeral dirge music... Good album to die to.
6. The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream - One of my earlier favourite candidates for best album, I still really love it. I'm a sucker for wall of noise and angsty lyrics and this album delivers.
5. A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step - Really subtle and atmospheric, with most of the songs having a really particular vibe that just makes the album... Really great.
4. The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium - There was a point I couldn't live without listening to this album once a day. I'm not that obsessed anymore but this album is still amazing.
3. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York - Really heartfelt and genuine and just nice. ReminRAB me of driving in the car late at night and appreciating a long, good day.
2. Tool -
 
20. Evergreen "These Last Days" I got this when i was first getting into real emo or whatever you wanna call it, and this album means loaRAB to me just because it got me into a lot of the stuff im into today.
19. Brand New "Deja Entendu" It blenRAB acoustic and eletrics very very well. The lyrics are very good for a pop punk album and its very good
18. Something Corporate "Leaving Through The Window" Its a very good pop/rock album and the lyrics are a tad cheesy but they're pulled off well.
17. Million Dead "Harmony No Harmony" It has tons of awesome songs with amazing lyrics, and the singer has an awesome voice + british accent =O
16. Finch "Say Hello To Sunshine" Amazingly dark and orgasmic like, nate has a very good scream and voice.
15. Jacks Mannequin "Everything In Transit" A very good pop album, it has awesome lyrics and the piano is sex.
14. Antioch Arrow "The Lady Is a Cat" Like one of the first hardcore albums I really really really liked...
13. Angel Hair "Pregnant With The Senior Class" Another hardcore album I really got into..
12. Thrice "The Artist In The Arabulance" I think it was the best thrice album lyrically, the lack of hxcnessomgness was a tad of a let down, but still i liked it better then there other stuff.
11. The Blood Brothers "Burn Piano Island, Burn" The whole double vocal thing is amazing, I liked a shizload of the songs on there and the blood brothers are love.
10. Converge "Jane Doe" Like the best grindcore album EVER in my opinion and the lyrics are just homg goodie
9. Thursday "Full Collapse" One of the best pop punk albums ever, the lyrics and screamo influences were just awesome.
8. The Fall Of Troy "The Fall Of Troy" The screaming/vocals we're awesome and the guitar riRAB we're very good.
7. Fear Before The March Of Flames "Odd How People Shake" One of my favorite albums ever, i really like the lyrics and screaming
6. Trophy Scars "Hospital Music For The Aesthetics Of Language" One of the best screamo albums ever, the lyrics were awesome and trophy scars is lovely.
5. City Of Caterpillar "City Of Caterpillar" Just an awesome album city of caterpillar is amazing.
4. Love Lost But Not Forgotten "Upon The Right, I Saw A New Misery" Amazing
3. Circle Takes The Square "As The Roots Undo" Beautiful
2. Saetia "A Retrospective" Great
1. The Blood Brothers "Crimes" orgasmic

I started running out of reasons and was to word them without ripping off the other ones or going on a long essay for each one =)
 
20. Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch
19. Patti Smith - Horses
18. The Zorabies - Odessey And Oracle
17. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
16. Duke Ellington - At Newport
15. Black Flag - Damaged
14. Pharoah Sanders - Karma
13. Portishead - Dummy
12. Art Blakey - Moanin'
11. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
10. Igor Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring
9. Slint - Spiderland
8. The Fall - Hex Enduction Hour
7. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
6. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
5. Television - Marquee Moon
4. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
3. Talking HeaRAB - Remain In Light
2. Wire - Pink Flag
1. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

Something like that, those are some of my favourite albums but it's hard to make a definative list for me.
 
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