Albums that changed your life

BornToRun88

any particular albums that you have listened to that have either motivated you or make you think differently about life, or have confirmed your interest in music or made you want to be a musician

here are mine

Oasis-definitely maybe
arctic monkeys-whatever people say i am,that's what im not
the beatles-revolver
the jam-sound affects
u2-achtung baby
michael jackson-thriller
coldplay-viva la vida
blur-13
the verve-urban hymns
george harrison-all things must pass

rcaz

The Soft Bulletin

Creamy Goodness

weezer - pinkerton.

biffy clyro - vertigo of bliss.

harry nilsson - the point.

sunny day real estate - diary.

ollie19

Thin Lizzy- Live and Dangerous
Bloc Party- Silent Alarm
Bell x1- Music in Mouth
Delorentos- in love with detail

punk_one82

Biffy Clyro - Puzzle...simply because it brought me to the greatest album I've ever listened to. Biffy Clyro - The Vertigo of Bliss.

Creamy Goodness

punk_one82 wrote: »

Biffy Clyro - Puzzle...simply because it brought me to the greatest album I've ever listened to. Biffy Clyro - The Vertigo of Bliss.

nice one! random VoB trivia, the music for it and it's b-sides were all laid down in one day. the vocals then took two weeks with biffy playing 5 shows in that two weeks. they're work horses i tells ya!

DigiGal

Nirvana - Unplugged
The Dandy Warholes- Come Down
The beatles- Abbey Road
Korn-Untouchables
John Frusciante- Curtains
RHCP-Stadium Arcadium/Blood Sugar
Cornershop-Brimful Of Asha
The Pixies-All albums
HIM-Razorblade Romance
Sixteen Layers- I Am No One
MIA-KALA

column

Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
Suede - Dog Man Star
Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go

ElaElaElano

American Football- American Football
Biffy Clyro- Vertigo of Bliss and Blackened Sky (to a lesser extent)
Elliott Smith- Elliott Smith
Fugazi- 13 Songs
The Smiths- The Queen is dead
Sonic Youth- Dirty
The Specials- Specials
The Streets- Original Pirate Material
Royksopp- Melody AM
Pulp- Different Class
Noah and the Whale- First days of Spring
Nick Drake- Pink Moon
Minus the Bear- Menos el Oso
Joy Division- Unknown Pleasures
Hot Chip- The Warning
Cursive- The Ugly Organ
Crass- Stations of the Crass
Arcade Fire- Funeral

They're my essentials. Couldn't go a week without giving all of these at least one spin. They're all completely different musically, but opened my eyes to that particular genre or inspired my own songwriting in some way. I might cop some **** for the Noah and the Whale one, considering it's only a new record but I can't stress how highly I rate it. It's a near perfect album.

Can'tseeme

Listening to all the Beatles records around the age of 14/15 definitely changed my life.

Other albums,

Blur - Modern Life is Rubbish
Nirvana - Nevermind
Christy Moore - Live at the Point
The Strokes - Is This It
Stone Roses - Stone Roses
Madness - One Step Beyond

A compilation called 'Loaded', opened me up to lots of bands around the early 90's when I was around 14.

The Hustler

Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Nirvana - Nevermind
JJ72 - JJ72
Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
Muse- Showbiz

punk_one82

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

nice one! random VoB trivia, the music for it and it's b-sides were all laid down in one day. the vocals then took two weeks with biffy playing 5 shows in that two weeks. they're work horses i tells ya!

Aye, I knew that. What an awesome album and what an awesome band.
I'd also like to put Fleetwood Mac - Rumours in my list.

jaykay74

Debut Stone Roses album brought me from pop chart stuff to alternative music. Haven't gone back........ much

omerin

pj harvey stories...
neil young harvest
rem murmur reckoning

Xavi6

Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Muse - Origin of Symmetry
King Adora - Vibrate You
JJ72 - JJ72
Bon Jovi - Crossroads

Spiritoftheseventies

Deserter Songs- Mercury Rev. Mind blowing stuff.
Smiths- the Smiths.
Rum Sodomy and the Lash-The Pogues
REM-Lifes rich Pageant- first REM album I bought
Surfer Rosa-Pixies- Absolutely mind blowing.
Day Dream Nation- Sonic Youth. Lee Ronaldos guitar work. amazing
Public Enemy- It takes a nation of Millions. - One of those albums that comes along every so often. Just makes you drop whatever you are doing.
Stone Roses-The Stones Roses. Voted best album of all time in 2003 NME poll. Dont have a problem with that. Extraordinary.

Garseys

Oasis-Whats the story morning glory?
Franz Ferdinand-Franz Ferdinand
Muse-Origin of Symmetry
R.E.M.-In Time the best of REM
Beautiful South-Blue is the colour

A Disgrace

Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
Go Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane
A House - I want too much
Granddady - Sopthware Slump
Ulrich Schnauss - A strangely isolated place

mosstin

The Hustler wrote: »

Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Nirvana - Nevermind
JJ72 - JJ72
Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
Muse- Showbiz

JJ72???? Get to ****.

BornToRun88

BornToRun88 wrote: »

any particular albums that you have listened to that have either motivated you or make you think differently about life, or have confirmed your interest in music or made you want to be a musician

here are mine

Oasis-definitely maybe
arctic monkeys-whatever people say i am,that's what im not
the beatles-revolver
the jam-sound affects
u2-achtung baby
michael jackson-thriller
coldplay-viva la vida
blur-13
the verve-urban hymns
george harrison-all things must pass

forgot to add oasis-the masterplan to that list, what a great collection of b-sides, the masterplan, going nowhere,listen up, fade away,acquiesce, magnificient stuff

Googe

Queens Of The Stone Age - self-titled
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - I see a darkness
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
Beck - Odelay
White Stripes - Elephant
Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues
Wu Tang Clan - Enter The 36 Chambers

All these opened me up to different ways of writing and listening to music!

whatawaster

In chronological order: Albums that changed your life:

International Superhits - Green Day
(Before this I thought the Stereophonics were a good band. I know it’s a best of, but it’s just brilliant pop-punk or whatever it’s called)

Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
(Loved Beatles songs since I was little. “1” was the first CD I ever bought. Sgt. Pepper was the first Album I ever bought. I think I was 15 at the time,)

Nevermind - Nirvana
(I don’t think I’ve ever been as obsessed with a band as I was with Nirvana when I was 17.)

Is this It - The Strokes
(Probably the biggest life-changer – countless brilliant albums I’d never have heard if it wasn’t for this – White Blood Cells, Highly Evolved, Songs for the Deaf, The Coral, BRMC)

Up the Bracket - The Libertines
(Just Magic)

IrishAlice

The Albums that Changed my Life:

Greenday - Dookie. The first Rock (well kind of!) album I ever bought

Nirvana - Nevermind. I was completely obsessed with Nirvana when I was a teenager!

Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf. My Album of College.

Pearl Jam - Vs. Love love love this album!

Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape. My "Listen to repeatedly" album.

perfect_circle

garbage - garbage
oasis - what's the story morning glory
deftones - white pony
nine inch nails - the downward spiral
death cab for cutie - transatlantacism
nirvana - nevermind

exiot

Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
The Beatles - The White Album
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
The Clash - London Calling
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Radiohead - OK Computer

MooseJam

Lady Gaga - The Fame

Nailz

I'm gonna name a top 10 of them, because there are too many.

1. Faith No More - Angel Dust
2. Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality
3. Pantera - Vulgar Display Of Power
4. Mr. Bungle - Mr. Bungle/California (one or the other)
5. Happy Mondays - Pills 'N' Thrills
6. Faith No More - The Real Thing
7. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
8. Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss
9. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Vol. 1 (I know it's a comp)
10. Stone Roses - Stone Roses

Joe_Dull

A small selection, in no particular order...

In Flames - Clayman
Soilwork - Natural Born Chaos
Trivium - Ascendancy
The Beatles - White Album
Dream Theater - Images and Words
Biffy Clyro - Blackened Sky
The Upper Room - Other People's Problems
Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger
Enter Shikari - Take to the Skies
Neil Young - Harvest
Imogen Heap - Speak for Yourself
Sweeney Todd Soundtrack

Photi

Any chance people could explain a little rather than just regurgitating a random list?

For me:

1) Ash - 1977.

It was the first album I ever bought, as opposed to singles/compilations/never mind the zogabongs etc. and I listened to it over and over. Knowing it was made by a trio of lads the same age as me from Downpatrick really opened my eyes to what possibilities there lay around. And it has the best hidden track ever when you're 16 years old.

2) My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

Moved me away from the standard verse-chorus-verse jangly guitar music of indie britpop into something much more artistic, ethereal, and downright weird. From Loveless I branched off into Electronica, Ambient, IDM and many more. The opening bars of Only Shallow still send shivers down my spine.

3) Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

This album made me realise that a hummable chorus doesn't matter, a soaring, majestic vocal is irrelevant and a sane, preppy singer is passe. What's important is the passion, the lyrics and the breathless, ill-at-ease feeling that washes over you after listening to Oh Comely for the first time.

Nailz

Joe_Dull wrote: »

A small selection, in no particular order...

In Flames - Clayman
Soilwork - Natural Born Chaos
Trivium - Ascendancy
The Beatles - White Album
Dream Theater - Images and Words
Biffy Clyro - Blackened Sky
The Upper Room - Other People's Problems
Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger
Enter Shikari - Take to the Skies
Neil Young - Harvest
Imogen Heap - Speak for Yourself
Sweeney Todd Soundtrack

Nice bunch, especially In Flames, Dream Theater & Neil Young picks. Not fond of the Triviam & Biffy Clyro ones to be quite honest.

Brien

Oasis: (whats the story) morning glory,
This album made me want to learn guitar, from there I found a music college and a career.

Garbage: beautiful garbage
was my listen to on repeat album after a nasty break up

The Dresden Dolls: Dresden Dolls
added a depth to what I now expect an album to be

darrenh

Oasis - Morning Glory - Made me learn guitar

Radiohead - The Bends - In my opinion the most complete album and 100 times better than any thing after OK Computer.

Alanis Morrisette - Jagged Little Pill - I don't know why but its stuck in my head from my youth

Nils Lofgren - Acoustic Live - Bruce Springsteen lead guitarist from the e-street band. Saw him in the Roisin Dubh in Galway. Blew my f**king mind away. What that man can do with a guitar. Increased my love of the acoustic guitar. Seriously check him out.

Queen - Greatest hits - When all we had was a tape deck, that was the only tape we had. Thats got to be a life changer!

Joe_Dull

Nailz wrote: »

Nice bunch, especially In Flames, Dream Theater & Neil Young picks. Not fond of the Triviam & Biffy Clyro ones to be quite honest.

Thanks, the Trivium was the first real heavy album I got into - still think it has some of the best solos I've ever heard even if the band's gone to sh1t since. As for the Biffy, need I justify myself?

preamp

Pink FLoyd - A saucerful of secrets
First album I heard as a young teenager, actually I better dig it out

Orbital - Orbital/ 2
Need I say anymore

Underworld - Everything, everything
A live album from their corresponding tour that I went to see, put me on course to where I am now.

Oasis - Standing on the shoulders of giants
Was never really into Oasis till I heard this album, outside of DM and WTSMG, this is their best album.

kippy

1. Michael Jackson - History.
The main reason, It was the first music I ever bought. Bought it on tape. Blown away by a large amount of the album.
2. Oasis - WTSMG.
Absolutely fantastic album, initially lent to my by a friend, bought it soon after.
3. Oasis - Definetly Maybe.
Bought it soon after WTSMG. An unreal debut album. Was sorry I had to hear wonderwall before I got into Oasis. Sadly, I didnt think as much about their later work, but this period and the B sides that went with it were great.
4. Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
What an Album. Blew me away.
5. Stone Roses - The Second Coming.
Possibly the best album I have ever heard. Still listen to it regularly and it makes me wish I could play guitar better. Only got into the Stone Roses in college in 98, sadly long after the era had finished.

I love U2 and the Frames also, but there was no one album which I could say changed my life.

WTSMG and The Second Coming, are defo the main two followed by the two others I mentioned above.

hot2def

The Dandy Warhols - Come Down

U2 - The Unforgettable Fire

Pink Floyd - Animals

Bright Eyes - Fevers and Mirrors

T.rex - Electric Warrior

Iron and Wine - Sheppards Dog

Tool - 10,000 Days

Billy Joel - the Stranger

The Decemberists - Castaways and Cutouts

The White Stripes - De Stijl

Nailz

Joe_Dull wrote: »

Thanks, the Trivium was the first real heavy album I got into - still think it has some of the best solos I've ever heard even if the band's gone to sh1t since. As for the Biffy, need I justify myself?

I really wish you would, please.

Elliemental

Elastica - Elastica
Manic Street Preachers - Holy Bible
Suede - Suede
Joy Division - Unkown Pleasures
Oasis - Definately Maybe

(I`m really showing my age with this list!!!)

PrivateEye

The Pogues- Red Roses For Me
This is miles ahead of anything,ever.

The Postal Service- Give Up
Reminds me of a lot of things/times/people.

The Clash- Give 'Em Enough Rope
I love this one inside out.

Alkaline Trio- Maybe I'll Catch Fire
When I was 14-17 or so, these were my favourite band.

Moving Hearts- Dark End Of The Street
Passed down from the Dad, blew my mind on first listen.

blackbetty69

cant beat fiddy cent, get rich or die tryin.. thats what revealed the true gangster inside me. taught me that i shud be out in the hood with my gat more often, poppin fools with hollow tips, yanowatimean

Creamy Goodness

Nailz wrote: »

I really wish you would, please.

no one should have to justify their selections in a thread called "albums that changed your life".

Nailz

He said he felt he didn't need to explain his choice, and felt he did because I don't like it/them and I wanted to know what he likes about it. So beasically what I did was ask him his opinion of a forum, get over yourself.

charles2825

Natashia bedingfield - godess

Joe_Dull

Nailz wrote: »

I really wish you would, please.

Ok, well it's a fantastic album from start to finish - a testament to what can be done without studio wizardry or years of recording time by 3 extremely talented and dedicated lads. The songs can go from soothing and melodic to heavy and driven in a heartbeat, whilst feeling as if it all ties together. The lyrics are abstact but relatable, and there isn't a dud track on there. The album inspired me to join a 3-man band, and have 2 years of amazing gigs and generally have a great laugh. Justification enough?

Nailz

Fair in Muff.

Samurai

whatawaster wrote: »

In chronological order: Albums that changed your life:

International Superhits - Green Day
(Before this I thought the Stereophonics were a good band. I know it’s a best of, but it’s just brilliant pop-punk or whatever it’s called)

confusing post;

1. Stereophonics are awesome
2. They're not similar at all?

PhantomLimb

The Soft Bulletin
Yoshimi battles the pink robots
desire
a ghost is born
astral weeks

Choice One

David Bowie- Hunky Dory \ Ziggy Stardust........
T-Rex
Pogues-Rum Sodomy and the Lash
The Wonder Stuff-HUP
Smashing Pumpkins-Siamise Dream
Beck-Odelay
Stone Roses-Stone Roses
Beatles-St Pepper
Prince-Sign o the times
Nick Cave -Murder Ballads
Smiths-Hateful of hollow
Suede-Suede

Choice One

Forgot to include ............

Julian Cope- Peggy Suicide

HashSlinging

Huey Lewis and the News - Fore!
The Blues brothers - Briefcase Full Of Blues
U2 - The Joshua tree
Suicidal tendencies - lights camera revolution
Rage against the machine - Rage Against the Machine
LTJ Bukem - Logical Progression Level 1

Auvers

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

Muddy Waters - Hard Again\Electric Mud

Rory Gallagher - Tattoo

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

BB King - Completely Well

Pink Floyd - Animals