Master of Puppets
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I was stunned. Even critics who hated metal were all about that album. To my mind, it was the first metal album where people said, "You have to admit it's damned good, even if you don't like the genre."
Does that make sense? People may not have enjoyed the album, but respected it none the less.
Another amazing thing about that Master of Puppets, it rocketed to popularity in a time where being on Mtv was a must and Metallica said they wouldn't play that game. We were shocked when they released the video for One, had no idea it was coming. Wondered in at midnight and turned on the Headbangers Ball and, "NOW! The world premiere video of Metallica's One!"
I still, to this day, get chills when I hear that middle section in Orion. If Cliff hadn't have died, the world of metal would be incredibly different. ALL of the good material on Justice is written by Cliff at least in some part. The two untouchable members of Metallica, to me, are Cliff Burton, and James Hetfield, the finest rhythm guitar player that has ever lived.
Cliff's songwriting and Hetfield's rhythm playing would have produced hundreds more classics. He was like the McCartney of metal. Sucks that Bob Rock had such an indelible mark on Metallica.
ShouldaBeenLars
Time by the Electric Light Orchestra. that period in the late 70s and early 80s where synthesizer music was getting popular but hadn't fully codified norms yet is chock full of incredible music, and Time was one of those albums while also being the culmination of a lot of the rock and pop that came before it. add an engaging and heartbreaking story and you have a winner
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It’s a tie for me
Pearl Jam. (1991). Ten [Album]. Epic Records.
A Tribe Called Quest. (1991). The Low End Theory [Album]. Jive Records.
My fuck, Low End Theory is one of the best albums in history.
You on point, Tip?
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NIИ - The Downward Spiral is the common choice, but The Fragile is a much more complete album. However, my personal favorite is Year Zero.
I would say Pretty Hate Machine is probably the best known. My favorite is Broken. You are probably correct about Downward Spiral being the consensus among the fan base as a whole. What I really like about NIN is that I enjoy all of their albums. Many other bands I like have some that I avoid. Probably my least favorite NIN album is Fixed and it's still pretty listenable.
Either The Wall by Pink Floyd or In Rainbows by Radiohead
Or The Money Store by Death Grips
Or ænemia by Tool
Or Dirt by Alice in Chains
Or-
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Ween - Quebec
Favorite band is very tough. It’s probably Ween, and Quebec slightly over The Mollusk for me
Mmm, my order of favorite Ween albums would be Chocolate and Cheese, Quebec, White Pepper.
But Mollusk has some bangers on it too (Buckingham Green).
Why yes, yes I am down with the brown.
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It's a 3 way tie between Back in Black, Led Zeppelin II and Wish You Were Here.
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My Arms, Your Hearse by Opeth.
Edit: tied with BURN, PIANO ISLAND BURN by The Blood Brothers.
Beatles answer: Revolver
Non-Beatles answer: Sunny Day Real Estate - the pink album
I have several favorite bands, so I refuse to choose between them. In no particular order:
Dream Theater - Images and Words, but Awake is only lagging behind by a nanometer.
Metallica - I have a hard time choosing between Puppets and Black
Destiny Potato - Lun
Dimmu Borgir - Puritanical
Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape
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Enslaved is my favourite band and for me its a bit of a toss up between the albums 'In Times' and 'Ruun'.
Before Enslaved took the top spot, it was Dissection's 'Storm Of The Light's Bane'. Honorable mention for Opeth's 'Blackwater Park'.
Blackwater Park would have been my choice.
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Jimi Hendrix Experience's Electric Ladyland.
It's the quintessential experimental album: with songs spacing through many different genres, two 10+ minutes long jams, recurring themes and the best cover ever to be performed which is All Along the Watchtower (originally from Bob Dylan)
Dream Theater "Awake" (1994). Extraordinary from the first to the last note. 75 minutes of phenomenal prog metal. They've made good and great albums before and after, but they never excelled the pure class and artistry displayed on this album.
Bruce Dickinson "The Chemical Wedding". I never liked Iron Maiden much, but Dickinson's solo stuff is a different class. Fresh, creative, varied, energetic. Most of his solo albums are well worth the listen, but "Chemical Wedding" stands out for its high variety and creativity.
Best is subjective. But my favorite album of my favorite band is Rankarumpu by Korpiklaani. I was bummed to see their previous violin player go on hiatus, but the new violinist brought a new energy to this album. Title track
Born to Run. Wait...Darkness on the Edge of Town. Wait...Nebraska...
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Such a refined masterpiece that few can touch. Mob rules and Dehumanizer are close seconds, but miss the sheer presence that Heaven and Hell beholds.
To me at least, Heaven and Hell is immersive and profound to an extent, that their other albums cannot compare. It holds a very special place in my heart.
Dio - The last in line.
Not quite head and shoulders above his other albums, but lands the most hits for me. I love every track on this album, and none are a "miss". I love (almost) every other Dio album, but each has at least one song that doesn't resonate with me.
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Cliche choice, but extremely enjoyable to listen and relax to. If you listen more closely, it becomes very immersive as each song has a clear story and a moral. Though some tracks are slower paced and longer, I don't find a single one boring, which I sometimes do on other Dire Straits albums.
Avalon by Roxy Music.
American Idiot is better than Dookie in my opinion but apples and oranges on that.
Insomniac for me.
Probably my favorite mixing on any GD album. The bass is nice and meaty without overpowering anything else in the soundstage, truly excellent.
Syro - Aphex Twin
So many synth timbers, not repetitive, and still holds a connection with dance floor nostalgia
For Queen, take a listen to their second album, Queen 2. It's quite underrated, as only Seven Seas of Rhye is on the greatest hits.
However it's a phenomenal record, full of their musical experimentation that would find critical fruition in night at the opera, but a bit more raw and moody.
prolly not a popular opinion but; violent femmes why do birds sing
Nonagon Infinity - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Though their other 25 albums are awesome too.
I am also partial to their album PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: an Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation. Probably my favorite metal album, and they aren't even a pure metal band.
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Dimension Hattross by Voivod.
Years ago I played on a MUD and met a dude who went by the name Hatross. He quit playing, and after a player wipe I started using the name in memory of my friend's character. I had no idea where the name originated for years. I had since forgotten about the album until now.
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Nightfall in Middle Earth
The Beatles by The Beatles.
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