Albums to hear before you die

[cabal]

^^Oh yes, that is an album indeed. My favourite track is money but the whole thing as a 'suite' is a monster.

[teh mauler]

Definitely. Pink Floyd was a great band. And my favorite track is money as well.

[cabal]

Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence


Disk 1:

1. "The Glass Prison" 13:52

* I. "Reflection"
* II. "Restoration"
* III. "Revelation"

2. "Blind Faith" 10:21
3. "Misunderstood" 9:34
4. "The Great Debate" 13:43
5. "Disappear" 6:46

Disk 2:

6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence (Suite Divided into 6 tracks with into & outro): 42:04

* I. "Overture" 6:50
* II. "About to Crash" 5:51
* III. "War Inside My Head" 2:08
* IV. "The Test That Stumped Them All" 5:03
* V. "Goodnight Kiss" 6:17
* VI. "Solitary Shell" 5:48
* VII. "About to Crash (Reprise)" 4:05
* VIII. "Losing Time"/"Grand Finale" 6:01


The first disk is a fantastic example and taster of what Dream Theater are about. Their best song is probably "Blind Faith" and the guitar work is legendary. John Petrucci is worthy of being called one of the best guitarists in the world. The second disk is easily as epic as The Dark Side of The Moon. It tells 6 stories of people with various mental illnesses and how they overcome them. Dream Theater are metal. However, they do not scream, bellow or shout. If you are a bit timid about trying the genre, start with DT!

[Citrus]

Lil Wayne - The Carter III


Disk 1:

1) "3 Peat"
2) "Mr. Carter" (featuring Jay-Z)
3) "A Milli"
4) "Got Money" (featuring T-Pain)
5) "Comfortable" (featuring Babyface)
6)"Dr. Carter"
7) "Phone Home"
8) "Tie My Hands" (featuring Robin Thicke)
9) "Mrs. Officer" (featuring Bobby Valentino)
10) "Let the Beat Build"
11) "Shoot Me Down" (featuring D. Smith)
12) "Lollipop" (featuring Static Major)
13) "La La" (featuring Brisco & Busta Rhymes)
14) "Playing with Fire" (featuring Betty Wright)
15) "You Ain't Got Nuthin" (featuring Fabolous & Juelz Santana)
16) "DontGetIt"

Bonus Track:

1) "I'm Me"
2) "Gossip"
3) "Kush"
4) "Love Me or Hate Me"
5) "Talkin' About It"

Great album if your into hip-hop/R&B. Lil Wayne really shows what he is capable of in this album with many great songs.

[KnFC]

Cabal that's an AMAZING CD. The band is technically superior to the majority of bands I've heard, and yet it still sounds good.

Radiohead - OK Computer



Tracks
1. Airbag
2. Paranoid Android
3. Subterranean Homesick Alien
4. Exit Music (For A Film)
5. Let Down
6. Karma Police
7. Fitter Happier
8. Electioneering
9. Climbing Up The Walls
10. No Surprises
11. Lucky
12. The Tourist

This album really showed me how music can convey deep and meaningful emotions without the need for words. Karma Police also brought Radiohead into the limelight, but I think the best songs on this album are "The Tourist", "No Surprises", and "Subterranean Homesick Alien". It's extremely powerful to listen to if you haven't before, and even still I find myself getting goosebumps.

[PicoDeath]

Sticked.

Flipsyde - We the people.

1. "Someday"
2. "Spun"
3. "Us History"
4. "Flipsyde"
5. "Revolutionary Beat"
6. "Time"
7. "No More"
8. "Train"
9. "Get Ready"
10. "Angel"
11. "Skippin' Stones"
12. "Trumpets (Never be the Same Again)"

I have trouble deciding what genre like this music is because it's rap/hiphop but the beats are not. However it's one amazing album and covers many styles from slow raps to fast raps and also incorperates a little politcal message. You have to get this album, it's also one of those albums you can play many times without it feeling repetative.

[indy]

Originally Posted by Citrus

Lil Wayne - The Carter III

Is this a joke?

Anyhoo. I'm taking this as albums overall, so these (whatever I post) are albums that are super well put together, flow-wise, artwork wise, etc. Not just good songs.

Thrice - The Alchemy Index


Vol I: Fire

1. "Firebreather" - 4:24
2. "The Messenger" - 2:09
3. "Backdraft" - 4:08
4. "The Arsonist" - 4:13
5. "Burn the Fleet" - 3:46
6. "The Flame Deluge" - 3:27

Vol II: Water

1. "Digital Sea" - 3:44
2. "Open Water" - 3:46
3. "Lost Continent" - 4:30
4. "Night Diving" - 6:02
5. "The Whaler" - 4:09
6. "Kings Upon the Main" - 4:56

Vol III: Air

1. "Broken Lungs" - 4:14
2. "The Sky Is Falling" - 4:21
3. "A Song for Milly Michaelson" - 5:07
4. "Daedalus" - 6:00
5. "As the Crow Flies" - 2:22
6. "Silver Wings" - 2:10

Vol IV: Earth

1. "Moving Mountains" - 2:55
2. "Digging My Own Grave" - 3:04
3. "The Earth Isn't Humming" (Frodus cover) - 4:58
4. "The Lion and the Wolf" - 2:42
5. "Come All You Weary" - 4:08
6. "Child of Dust" - 3:09

An amazing concept album, the band changes styles and genres throughout each disc (each volume gets its own) in order to convey that particular element. Fire is naturally screamy and explosive, random and quick, water can be hauntingly quiet or suddenly loud, air is drifty and open as you might expect, and earth even incorporates acoustic instruments to get the feel right. Each song is pretty dense, and the band focused on the lyrics - 'Daedalus' on Wind, for example, is about the myth of Daedalus and Icarus - they avoid having only lyrics like "I am the wind / I am blowing".

Recommended for all post-hardcore, emo, or just general rock fans. Good shit. If you don't like one disc, don't put it down til you've tried the others, they vary fairly heavily.

[Dirty Magic]

Strapping Young Lad - City


1. Velvet Kevorkian – 1:17
2. All Hail the New Flesh – 5:24
3. Oh My Fucking God – 3:34
4. Detox – 5:37
5. Home Nucleonics – 2:31
6. AAA - 5:21
7. Underneath the Waves – 3:40
8. Room 429 – 5:21
9. Spirituality – 6:34
10. Centipede - 7:51

If you are even the least bit interested in extreme metal, this is one album you HAVE to hear. All the way from Devin Townsend's perfect vocals to Gene Hoglan's brainstomping drumming, this album is perfection. It grabs you by your throat the second you start listening, has sex with you up the bum and dumps you in an alley when it's done. And even if you hate extreme metal with a passion, you at least HAVE to hear Oh My Fucking God ONCE. Because it's that awesome.
And since I'm that nice of a guy, here's a vid. A LIVE vid, even better!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JHgvgdl11s